Panthers, Indians Favored as Snow Sculpture Motif
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Panthers, Indians Favored as Snow Sculpture Motif
Subject
In the 1954 annual Snow Sculpting Competition, as part of the Winter Carnival, many snow sculptures were made by various student groups that portrayed really derogatory/ offensive/violent imagery of indigenous peoples. They are referred to as "Indians" in the article. For context, one of the competitors in the Winter Carnival Ski Race was Dartmouth College. At this point in time, Dartmouth's mascot was an "Indian," but the depictions of "Indians" in the sculpture were not of Dartmouth Athletes-- they were a stereotypical image of what it was thought that an indigenous person looked like.
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Volume 49, Number 18
Creator
The Campus Editorial Board
Publisher
The Campus
Date
02/20/1954
Contributor
The Campus Editorial Board
Coverage
"DKE has an Indian attempting to climb Mr. Annapurna with a Midd skier already at the top."
"PKT's structure is a panther leaping on a Dartmouth Indian."
"The themes for the women's dorms include: ... Chateau, an Indian's head under a guillotine; Forest West, the tomb of an Indian with a panther at its side."
"PKT's structure is a panther leaping on a Dartmouth Indian."
"The themes for the women's dorms include: ... Chateau, an Indian's head under a guillotine; Forest West, the tomb of an Indian with a panther at its side."
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The Campus Editorial Board , “Panthers, Indians Favored as Snow Sculpture Motif,” Archives of Anti-Racist Activism, accessed October 27, 2026, https://twilightprojectantiracistrecords.middcreate.net/items/show/93.