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Nebraska T-Shirt Company’s Design Draws Complaints from Native Americans

indian-lot-shirtLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An online Nebraska T-shirt company is drawing criticism for a design some say promotes stereotypes about Native Americans.

The design features an image of a dream catcher with beer bottles hanging from it and bears the words “Indian Lot.” The words refer to the once-popular football tailgating lot behind the Lincoln Indian Center in Lincoln. The community center banned alcohol in the lot last year in the wake of a raucous Sept. 20 tailgate party at which several people were arrested.

Corner 3 Tees denied that the design intends to link Native Americans to alcohol. It says in a statement that it’s only meant to pay homage to the lot.

Indian Center Director Clyde Tyndall calls the design an example of racism.

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