Native American Mascot Articles on the Internet

04/05/21  Newington High says goodbye to Indians and hello to Nor'easters as new mascot Connecticut

04/05/21  Cleveland American Indian Movement to protest outside Progressive Field before home opener Cleveland, Ohio

04/02/21  Colorado lawmakers give 1st OK to ban on Native American mascots

02/05/21  Native American mascots under spotlight as Massachusetts bill proposes eliminating their use in public schools Massachusetts

02/05/21  Bill Seeks to Ban Native American Mascots in WA Schools Washington

02/05/21 Ohio school district considers inclusivity in retiring some of its middle schools' Native American mascot imagery Lewis Center, Ohio

02/05/21 Author and former Ohio newspaper man says the Cleveland team should talk to the Penobscot Nation about honoring the first Native American player Cleveland, Ohio

02/04/21  Is US finally ready to ditch Native American names in sports? National

02/04/21  New Kansas City billboards pushing for Chiefs name change and end to ‘Tomahawk Chop’     Kansas City, Missouri

02/04/21  School teacher and lacrosse coach of Tuscarora heritage discusses Native imagery in sports with high school students Sanborn, New York

02/04/21  Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas supports petition to change SPS mascot, traditions Springfield, Kansas

02/04/21  ~~Redskins~~ mascot at North High School up for discussion at Wichita’s next school meeting Wichita, Kansas

02/04/21  Deemed Racist, 'Red Raider' Is Gone; Barnstable Ponders New Mascot Ideas Hyannis, Massachusetts

02/04/21 Kansas City "Chiefs" under pressure to ditch the tomahawk chop celebration Kansas City, Missouri

02/04/21  Study Sessions Planned to Discuss Possibility of Changing Hart High Mascot Santa Clara, California

02/02/21 A puzzled Kansas City Editorial board asks: "As the Super Bowl nears, why are the Chiefs still using Native American imagery?" Kansas City, Missouri

01/20/21  Native American mascots may face more scrutiny from local schools New York

01/30/21 University student newspaper opinion writer says Utah Needs To Retire Its Native American Mascots Utah

01/29/21  Tampa Indigenous activists will protest Kansas City Chiefs name on Super Bowl Sunday Florida

01/29/21  Cincinnati Country Day Drops Indians Mascot…Selects Nighthawks To Replace It   Cincinnati, Ohio

01/28/21  Disney+ Removes 'Peter Pan,' 'Dumbo' Because Of Its Racist Stereotypes USA National/Global

01/28/21 Opinion writer for leading south-central Kansas news source says "Excuses, excuses: Wichita district should stop stalling and ditch racist mascots" Wichita, Kansas

01/27/21 Kansas City "Chiefs" NFL team skirts name change while other pro teams in Washington, DC, and Cleveland get on the right side of history Kansas City, Missouri

01/26/21  Watertown High to change ‘Indians’ nickname, becoming seventh Connecticut school to drop Native American mascot since 2019 Watertown, Connecticut

01/26/21  Hook ’em: Unionville HS retires 'Indians,' adopts ‘Longhorns’ as new mascot Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

01/26/21  School Boards Debate Racial Mascots Wisconsin
Tough talk, but Wisconsin Association of School Boards passes watered down resolution.

01/25/21  4 schools in Shawnee Mission School District will have to change mascots   Shawnee Mission, Kansas

01/25/21  SMSD Board unanimously approves new mascot policy, calls 3 school mascots in violation   Shawnee Mission, Kansas

01/25/21  What if we listened to the people who’ve spent 15 years protesting the Kansas City NFL team’s name? Kansas City, Missouri

01/22/21  Twin Valley students push to retire the school's Native American mascot Elverson, Pennsylvania

01/22/21  Marion is changing its 'Indians' nickname. Will other Iowa high schools follow? Marion, Iowa

01/21/21  Edgewood committee votes unanimously to drop controversial 'Indian' mascot Merritt Island, Florida

01/21/21  "Dead Indian Mountain" name change moves forward Oregon

01/21/21  Camanche district weights mascot change Camanche, Iowa

01/18/21 Global sport's problem with the appropriation of Indigenous culture National/Global

01/18/21  Erie School Board president gets little support to change East MS Native American mascot Erie, Pennsylvania

01/16/21  Iowa Commission on Native American Affairs urges discontinuation of  Native mascots, imagery in its State's schools Iowa

01/16/21 Teams say Indian names show respect, history says otherwise National

01/15/21 Lawmakers vote to change state seal, motto long offensive to Native Americans Massachusetts

01/15/21 Why the Cleveland Indians Will Change Their Name Cleveland, Ohio

01/15/21 Iowa TV station story reporting "about 25" instances grossly undercounts "Indian" sports team tokens in that state     Iowa
See the more accurate number of institutionalized racial sports team tokens used in Iowa here

01/14/21  Oakland students advocating to change school mascot confront an entrenched opposition Oakland, California

01/11/21  Massachusetts Governor agrees to create state seal commission Massachusetts

01/09/21 Farmington High School drops Native American mascot in unanimous Board of Ed. decision Farmington, Connecticut

01/08/21  Manhasset school district to form committee to review use of Indian mascot Manhasset, New York

01/07/21 Proposed bill encourages schools with Native American mascots to ‘retire’ symbol Utah

01/06/21 Massachusetts lawmakers pass bill that takes steps to change state seal and motto, following decades of protests from indigenous activists Massachusetts

01/05/21 What’s in a name? Hopi students weigh in on the use of Native American mascots Arizona

01/04/21 What's in a name? A lot. Editorial by Christian Science Monitor National

10/19/15 - Mascot protests continue Minnesota
Opponents of American Indian mascots gathered Sunday to protest the Kansas City Chiefs at TCF Bank Stadium.

03/04/15 - Division persists after mascot forum Lancaster, New York
Rally by "~~Redskins~~" supporters fizzles, school board to continue studying issue

07/16/14 - Phoenix streets using 'Squaw' in name might be changed Arizona
Streets near Piestewa Peak, named in honor of Lori Piestewa, the first known American Indian woman to die in combat with the U.S. military, still use term demeaning Native women

07/06/14 - Washington’s blogger-turned-lobbyist faces scrutiny Washington, D.C./National
The latest blunder by a franchise that has authored over the last year and a half an excellent case study on how not to handle P.R. problems

07/02/14 - Can students be forced to use the “R” (as in “~~Redskin~~”) word? Neshaminy School District, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
According to the U.S. Census, Bucks County, PA, is 90% white (compared to 83.5% white statewide) and has only .3% American Indian and Alaska Native alone

06/30/14 - Neshaminy officials could use some schooling Neshaminy School District, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Reader comments to this article are typical and perfectly illustrate ignorant, selfish, and hateful ethnocentric attitudes

06/23/14 - When Slang Becomes a Slur Washington, D.C./National
The linguist who testified against the ~~Redskins~~ in their trademark proceedings explains why the team's name can't be separated from historical hatreds

05/19/14 - Former UND Logo Raises Diversity Concerns North Dakota
Two hundred people gathered on the UND campus Friday to protest the shirts and the school's reaction

05/09/14 - A tale of two podiums Washington, D.C./National
"the NFL commish looks particularly gutless by continuing to support Daniel Snyder’s insistence not to change the name of Washington’s football team."

04/04/14 - The first project for Snyder’s foundation: Changing a name Washington, D.C./National
Editorial by the president of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). The NCAI is the largest, oldest and most representative American Indian advocacy organization of its kind.

03/25/14 - What ~~‘Redskin’~~ means to an American Indian Washington, D.C./National
3m 57s video interview with Kevin Gover, Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian

01/27/14 - "Proud to Be" - 2 minute Public Service Announcement Video by the National Congress of American Indians and Oneida Indian Nation

12/17/13 - Walker says he empathizes with opponents of mascot bill Wisconsin
Walker's comments Tuesday are the strongest signal yet that he may sign the bill making it harder to force public schools to remove race-based mascots

12/04/13 - 61 religious leaders attack ~~Redskins~~ name in letter D.C./National
"If you use that word about a group of people, you characterize them as less than human...You have stripped them of their humanity and taken away the likeness of God that is within all of us."

11/26/13 - ~~Redskins~~ Owner Dan Snyder Says ‘Some of My Best Friends Are Navajo Code Talkers!’ D.C./National
"Last night was Dan Snyder’s Thanksgiving gift to America. He told ESPN’s Adam Schefter before the game the name would never change and then hid behind World War II veterans, a profile in cowardice. It does not take a code talker to crack this particular code. Dan Snyder is on the wrong side of history, and his legacy will be more than just year after year of the lousy-to-mediocre football his stewardship has brought. His legacy will be to stand with George Preston Marshall, Tom Yawkey and Kenesaw Mountain Landis on the Mount Rushmore of sports leaders who looked at the idea of racial progress and just said no."

11/26/13 - ~~Redskins~~ criticized over Code Talkers appearance D.C./National
"In 21 years of litigation, the Washington franchise has not brought into court a single Native nation, organization or person to support its position."

11/25/13 - Why "~~Redskins~~" Is Wrong Washington, D.C./National
"The ACLU is a champion of free speech. The issue here isn't whether Dan Snyder, the owner of the Washington Redskins has a right to call his team anything he wants. He does. The issue is whether he should perpetuate racism."

11/25/13 - Dorgan weighs in on ‘Redskins’ debate North Dakota/D.C./National
Former U.S. Sen. Byron L. Dorgan of North Dakota says he opposes the Washington Redskins’ nickname

Question - "If you had a chance to sit down with team owner Daniel Snyder, what do you think you would say? "

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