The most beautiful of dusky Dianas and the belle of the Piccaninnies, coquettish, cold and amorous by turns.

The character has attracted controversy due to accusations of racism and Native American stereotyping.

[8][9][10][11] Controversy also arose from the name given to her tribe, "Piccanniny", a term now widely interpreted as a racial slur.

The Disney animated sequel Return to Never Land (2002) avoided controversy by leaving out the Indians entirely, although Peter and Jane briefly visit their monument.

The book series Peter and the Starcatchers, also commissioned by Disney, replaces the Indians with a Samoan tribe called the People of the Mollusc, with a girl named Shining Pearl serving as the analog of Tiger Lily.