Indians Allowed
Scenic, South Dakota
2011
This saloon was a relatively recent business, i.e., not dating from 1906 as the sign suggests. I assume that the “Indians Allowed” part of the sign is comment on issues from a bygone era rather than information that actually needed to be posted. In the case of the former, the local Indians must have a good sense of history or a reasonably good sense of humor (or both) since the building is still standing.
I’m a little hazy on the details after 35 years but it seemed like we had some dealings with Navajos in Page, AZ on a motorcycle trip, that indicated that they were not welcome in all Qwik trip establishments there, at least the ones that sold Thunderbird wine……