Sioux tribe asks Crazy Horse saloon to change its name
Descendants of the American Indian warrior Crazy Horse have appealed to operators of a famed Paris strip club named after him to change its name.
Descendants of the American Indian warrior Crazy Horse have appealed to operators of a famed Paris strip club named after him to change its name.
Alfred Red Cloud, a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe, delivered a letter requesting the name change to operators of the Crazy Horse saloon.
"The name is a sacred name to our people," Red Cloud told reporters outside the club near the Champs Elysées. "Nobody uses that name back home - even our own people."
Red Cloud was delivering a letter from Harvey White Woman, a descendant of Crazy Horse. It did not threaten legal action, but it said: "I want the young people of my tribe to remember him as a strong leader and warrior and not some nightclub in Paris."
The Oglala Sioux warrior fought against the US army in the 1870s.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies