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Ted Nugent August Shows Cancelled by Second Native American
Tribe
The Puyallup Tribe of American Indians in western
Washington, following the lead of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in
Idaho, last week cancelled
two shows by rocker Ted Nugent who is finding himself at
the center of a growing controversy over his record of
racist and violent rhetoric.
The Idaho Coeur d’Alene tribe had earlier cancelled a Nugent
August 4 appearance at their casino.
“The Ted Nugent shows, scheduled for August 2 and 3 at the
Emerald Queen Casino, have been cancelled,” the tribe
announced on the casino’s Facebook page without further
elaboration.
The cancellation came just a short time before Seattle TV
station KOMO was expected to air a segment on the Puyallup
tribe booking Nugent for the shows.
Puyallup Tribal Council Vice President Lawrence W. LaPointe
said that the tribe booked Nugent without realizing that he
espouses “racist attitudes and views.” “The first amendment
gives people the right free speech, but I think racism is
intolerable and not acceptable here,” he said. “We’ve been
getting lots of complaints from the community and other
organizations.” |
