"I'm an Indian Too" is asong from the1946musicalAnnie Get Your Gun, byIrving Berlin. It was originally performed byEthel Merman.[1] It is sung by the main character Annie after Sitting Bull adopts her into the Sioux tribe.
It is typical of mid-20th-century views ofNative Americans, and is sometimes consideredracist and demeaning from a contemporary perspective, although others see it as a mildlysatirical attack onracial stereotyping. Native Americans did protest outside the New York theatre, as well as movie theaters, holding picket signs stating: "Don't See 'Annie Get Your Gun'".[citation needed] Many contemporary productions have omitted the song from their revivals, both in response to the stereotypes in the lyrics, as well as part of an overall restructuring of the musical for modern audience.[2]
In 1979, the song was remixed and released as a dance track bydisco artistDon Armando.[3]
Other singers to have recorded the song includeDoris Day (for the 1963 albumAnnie Get Your Gun),Judy Garland, andBetty Hutton.[4]
