Before the New Year, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster sent a letter to 39 Wisconsin school districts asking them to reconsider their American Indian mascots, logos and ...
ANDERSON, Ind. — The Anderson Community School Corporation is reviewing its use of an Indian as its mascot following backlash over a viral video posted to TikTok. The video shows two students ...
The state commission charged with adjudicating which Colorado schools must expunge their “American Indian mascots” devolved further into a kangaroo court last week. Chaired by Lt. Gov.
The sports teams' nickname, and the mascot--a Native American man's head ... are too great” to keep even the nickname of “the Indian.” Board member Jessica Zhiem pressed Gifford on his ...
A 17-inch alligator named "Cal" served as W&M’s mascot. An Indian pony WAMPO was used on the sidelines as a mascot. The pony often carried a rider in full Indian attire. WAMPO’s name was derived from ...
“We’re not so happy about the fact that they didn’t make the decision to ban the use of Indian team names and mascots,” he said. Harrison, president at the University of Hartford, said the ...
The Manhasset apparel auction, featuring retired Indian memorabilia, is currently live and begins to close on Sunday, March ...
Kevin Gover is the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and a citizen of ... of Native American team names and mascots, see Kevin Gover’s commentary “Dear ...
The Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, led by Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, debated the status of 23 schools across 13 school districts that feature names and mascots like Warriors, Braves and ...
This included the Indian River Central School District located in Jefferson County. Although the district has phased out an old Native American logo, Indian River’s mascot throughout its eight ...