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12/13/02  Offensive penalty? Natick High to open discussion on whether its should drop Redmen as school mascot  Massachusetts

12/11/02  School mascots blamed for escalation of stereotypes  Michigan

12/09/02  NDSU Student Senate oppose American Indian mascots North Dakota

12/04/02  Change for better  Iowa/Kansas
Article is no longer online but was featured in http://www.hutchnews.com/ 

12/02/02  Redskins' Name As Unbearable As Their Record  DC

12/01/02 Campaign targets racism Kansas/National

11/27/02 UND alumnus who financed hockey arena dies  North Dakota

11/27/02 UND NICKNAME: Tiff over name gets personal, goes public  ND
Engelstad says he would fire UND professor if he ran the school

11/27/02 Group asks NDSU to help in nickname fight  North Dakota

11/27/02 UND donor berates foe of 'Sioux' nickname North Dakota
Article is no longer online but was featured in http://www.argusleader.com/ 

11/26/02 UND: Bellecourt criticizes nickname  North Dakota

11/22/02  SDSU rejects second donation   California

11/22/02  Kansas protest spurs mascot change Iowa/Kansas

11/19/02  And the Martin Methodist mascot winner is . . . RedHawks!  Tennessee

11/19/02 The NATIVE Bill: Changing images and attitudes in schools National

11/19/02 North Dakota State discusses Fighting Sioux nickname  North Dakota

11/19/02 NDSU enters nickname flap  North Dakota

11/18/02 Senate acts on mascot issue  Florida

11/15/02 Protesters demand immediate vote for Chief ban  Illinois

11/14/02 SCC name change  Iowa

11/13/02 Anti-Chief groups prepare for Board meeting  Illinois

11/01/02 Marshall High moves along with no nickname  Michigan

10/16/02 Ossining chooses river hawk as new high school mascot  New York

10/14/02 MOIC report challenges institutions to conduct review of mascot choice - National from the NCAA News

10/13/02 Mascots offensive to Indians  New Hampshire

10/12/02 Belmont High mulls future of Red Raiders mascot  New Hampshire

10/12/02  Logo display meets the definition of art  North Dakota/National

10/10/02 Tackling Indian mascots: An issue with more gray than black and white  National

10/03/02 Why Redskins, Braves and Chiefs need the chop  United Kingdom

09/25/02 SC petitions to change mascot from Native American reference
Pennsylvania

09/24/02   Marshall opts out of nickname  Michigan
Civil rights case settlement approved

09/20/02   Organizations confront trustees over chief  Illinois

09/17/02   District will vote on its new mascot  New York

09/15/02   Name of the Game For Redskins Is 'Intolerance' 
Washington, D.C./National

09/09/02   Ideas clash in Marshall march  Michigan

08/26/02   Time to replace Indian mascots  New Hampshire

08/22/02   Board recommends ending Indian mascots New Hampshire

07/27/02   San Diego State Replaces Aztec Logo  California

07/18/02   Schools 'Banish' Indians  New York

07/14/02   Little Red sparked Indian symbolism debate  Oklahoma

07/11/02  West Seattle loses 'Indians' nickname  Washington

07/09/02  ' Chieftains' ' ouster complete at Osseo-Fairchild  Wisconsin

07/09/02  Marshall stops vote  Michigan
Advisory vote on Redskins nickname halted; school board to address issue in September

06/26/02  Nyack joins schools dropping use of Indian as mascot  New York

06/25/02  Mascot foes see red over uniform  Colorado

06/20/02  Seattle schools consider Native American mascot ban  Washington

06/18/02  Cause worth advancing  Kansas

06/10/02  Indian mascot removal urged  Kansas

06/10/02  Education board to consider retiring Indian mascots Kansas

06/05/02  Ossining school board retires Indian mascot  New York

06/05/02  Education board pondering use of Indian mascots  North Carolina

06/04/02  Retire the Ossining Indians  New York

05/20/02  Mascot foes march into Eaton  Colorado
Fightin' Reds protest given quiet response

05/31/02  Bill to bar Indian mascots tabled  California

05/30/02  Emotions running high over mascot decision  Washington

05/25/02  RedHawks win name game Michigan

05/24/02  Former Indians are Wildcats now Wisconsin

05/22/02  School name dropping  California

05/21/02  A wake-up call for Eaton  Colorado

05/20/02  School's nickname fuels fury    Colorado
American Indians march against 'Reds' moniker  

05/16/02  O'Neill school mascot irks powwow sponsors New York

05/16/02 Issaquah High to retire Indian - New policy requires nonoffensive mascots, logos   Washington

05/14/02  Tribes take their fight to ban demeaning team names to Sacramento California  Legislature urged to outlaw use of Indian-theme mascots

05/09/02 
Redskins out as school mascot Colorado

05/09/02  West Seattle High picks 3 mascot finalists  Washington

05/08/02  Milford nears decision on mascot  Michigan

05/02/02  ISG passes resolution to retire Chief  Illinois

05/01/02  State Board debates American Indian mascot resolution  
North Carolina

05/01/02  Bill Would Ban Indian Mascots  California
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04/29/02  Cheyenne junior high to change Redskins mascot  Wyoming

04/29/02  Mascot fight  Colorado

04/27/02  NC education board to consider Indian mascot resolution  North Carolina

04/25/02  Resolution calls for retirement of Chief  Illinois

04/19/02  Coe-Brown to eliminate its mascot  New Hampshire

04/19/02  Former ' Indians' ' to vote for new high school mascot  Wisconsin

04/18/02  The real Fightin’ Whities  Illinois

04/16/02  Students petition against mascots Oregon

04/13/02  Huntley students pick new mascot  Illinois

04/08/02  Debate rages over Issaquah High's Indian  Washington

04/08/02  California anti-mascot bill clears first hurdle  California

04/04/02  Law school faculty opposes Fighting Sioux nickname  
North Dakota

04/03/02  Proposed policy may spell end for Indian mascot  Washington

03/24/02  Group protests mascot names at Arena  Kansas

03/23/02  Coach is no friend of Chief  Illinois

03/22/02  District OKs mascot change Michigan

03/22/02  'Fighting Whites' more than just a good joke  Arizona

03/21/02  Indian nicknames are a poor reflection of communities  Wisconsin

03/21/02  Huntley schools whittle list for new mascot  Illinois

03/20/02  Wunk Sheek protests U of Illinois, says mascot is degrading  Wisconsin

03/15/02  'Mohawks' nickname dumped   Massachusetts 

03/14/02  West’s Indian logo dropped  Wisconsin

03/14/02  Indian Culture and High School Tradition: Milford examines nickname  Michigan

03/13/02  Report: Compromise not an option for Chief Illiniwek  Illinois

03/13/02  Fightin' Whities swamped with T-shirt requests  Colorado

03/11/02  Team fights mascot's stereotype with humor  Colorado

03/09/02  School changes offending nickname  Texas

03/05/02  Board to discuss Chief alternatives  Illinois

03/03/02  Name Shame  Washington, DC

03/01/02  American Indian advocate closes shop  New Hampshire

02/00/02  Native American Journalists Association Calls Upon News Media to Stop Using Mascots  National  Also See: Minneapolis Star Tribune Editor Talks About Decision to Stop Using Native Mascots and Names 

02/21/02 Huntley schools drop Redskins name  Illinois

02/21/02 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board adopts resolution against discriminatory logos, names, mascots and nicknames

02/20/02  Mascot debate continues  California

02/19/02  Critics want new mascot  California

02/17/02  Patriotism rises to replace symbol  Michigan

02/17/02  Redskin mascot stirs emotions  Michigan

02/15/02  Redskins suit dropped--for now  Illinois

02/14/02  Suburban district to drop 'Redskins' nickname  Illinois
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02/14/02  A team name that defines killer instinct  New York

02/12/02  Marshall votes to do away with nickname 
Redskins no more 
Michigan

02/12/02  Mascot watch  Colorado

02/10/02  Nickname needs to be changed Michigan

02/10/02  Indian-related mural generates complaint  Kansas

02/09/02  Redskin battle stirs larger fight  Michigan

02/09/02  Archambault responds to slurs hurled during Lipscomb game NCAA - National

01/27/02  Marshall rejects vote on name  Michigan

01/27/02  Change moves us forward and unifies all  Colorado

01/26/02  Pokagan official welcomes talk of Redskins name change Michigan

01/25/02  Durham franchise won't be called Braves anymore  North Carolina

01/24/02  Time to think of new mascot  New York

01/24/02  Committee listens to 'Redskins' comments  New York

01/23/02  Colleges react to offensive mascots  Colorado/National

01/22/02  American Indian mascots fuel racism, panelists say  Iowa

01/22/02  Amid controversy, Arvada changed  Colorado

01/21/02  Something can be said for tradition, but is it worth it? Colorado

01/20/02  In Eaton, Fightin’ Reds mascot has come under fire  Colorado

01/16/02  Redskins task force urges study Michigan

01/13/02  Redskins mascot  Michigan

01/12/02  American Indian mascots: Losing fans  Kansas/National

01/11/02  Indian Nicknames in Sports Opposed  NCAA - National

01/10/02  Office of Civil Rights requests symbol data from WHS  South Dakota

01/09/02  COG Deplores Redskins' Name    D.C.

01/02       Cherokee Chief fights a lonely battle against Indian mascots  Oklahoma

01/08/02  A.I.M. focuses on tomahawk painting  Kansas

01/04/02  Former Redskin Told to Return Team-Inspired License Plates  California

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