Talk:Felipe Rose

To do to improve
CJLippert 04:59, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Add references
 * Break apart into sections for readability
 * More on his role in the Village People
 * More on his other professional works
 * More on his public service efforts

Uncited material in need of citations
I am moving the following uncited material here until it can be properly supported with inline citations of reliable, secondary sources, per WP:V, WP:CS, WP:IRS, WP:PSTS, WP:BLP, WP:NOR, et al. This diff shows where it was in the article. Nightscream (talk) 16:08, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Village People
Both Jacques and Henri were fascinated by Rose's attire and saw the potential in organizing a singing group where each individual would wear a different costume and have a particular identity. While the producers were busy recruiting and preparing the other members of the group, Rose was sent to Paris where he choreographed a native dance number for the Crazy Horse Saloon. When he returned to the United States, he suggested that the other members of the group wear uniforms representing different "manly" occupations in New York's Greenwich Village.

Solo career
In August 2002, Rose moved to Richmond, Virginia, which he described as "the next Southern town on the rise". On January 12, 2005, Rose donated the gold record for the hit song Y.M.C.A. to the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC.

Over the years, up until 2017, he has intermittently performed as his original "Indian" character in the "Village People"; at other times, others have portrayed the "Native American" character in the group.

In 2006, Rose appeared as a contestant on the revival of I've Got a Secret.

Self-claims are not sufficient...
... for Native identity. No one has ever claimed this guy. If you like his music/performance art... fine. Doesn't make him Native. If you would have told us when this guy was performing his offensive stereotypes in that ridiculous costume that people would be trying to edit his article to say that was "his father's tribal regalia" and that he was Apache, er, no, Lakota, er, no, Taino, er no.... you would have gotten spit-takes. Not Native. - CorbieVreccan  ☊ ☼ 22:53, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Additionally, the most recent user to add the Native claims, and a lot of other details, added details that aren't in the sources - suggesting at least OR, but also a possible connected contributor. - CorbieVreccan  ☊ ☼ 23:21, 3 June 2023 (UTC)