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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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HISTORICAL FACTS: Disney regrets performance by visiting school drill team f369854f 36f2 4338 9454 1a3152e4e391 | History Defined

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Officials at Walt Disney World said Friday that a performance by a visiting Texas high school drill team that used American Indian stereotypes, including chants of “scalp them," doesn't reflect the Florida resort's values.

The performance this week in the Magic Kingdom by the “Indianettes" drill team from Port Neches-Grove High School “did not reflect our core values, and we regret it took place," Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler said in an emailed statement.

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