The homecoming dance, parade and football game at a Sturgis,
South Dakota high school have been cancelled after social media showed
“Go back to the Rez” painted on a car that was destroyed prior to the
scheduled game with Pine Ridge High School for students on the nearby
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
“It’s the worst day I’ve ever had,” Sturgis Brown High School Principal Pete Wilson told the Associated Press.
Tensions are high as administrators attempt to contain the fallout.
“The incident has caused severe backlash, including several
Facebook threats from people affiliated with both sides,” NBC Newscenter
1’s Sam Kraemer reported.
One particularly worrisome image spray-painted above the “go
back to the Rez” message are the letters SS, which can refer to
Schutzstaffel, Adolph Hitler’s paramilitary force. Skinheads and
neo-Nazi’s often use such symbolism to express their views of white supremacy.
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