"Crying Indian" anti-pollution ad to be retired for good

Introduced in 1971, the public service ad showing Iron Eyes Cody in stereotypical Native attire, shedding a tear at the sight of a polluted and smogladen modern landscape, is to be retired from service. Though one of the most effective PSAs of all time, the depiction of an indigenous person as a symbol of nature and custodial responsibility is, to say the least, a museum piece. — Read the rest