Two people of 'Native American origin' complained to Blackpool Council about the tableau.
Blackpool's council is to review the town's Illuminations after receiving complaints that a section of the famous lights is racist.
The authority said two people of "Native American origin" had raised concerns about a panel which shows six men in headdresses and a totem pole.The council said it would "take on board" the comments and review which lights were "appropriate" for 2022. A spokeswoman for the authority said the panel, which is part of the Wild West section on Queen's Promenade, was "designed many years ago and intended to be a celebration of different cultures".She said council officers had been "in constructive discussion with two people of Native American origin, who raised concerns about the tableau"."[We] assured them these were designed and created many years ago and intended to be a celebration of different cultures.
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