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In recognition of the responsibility of higher education to eliminate behaviors that creates a hostile environment for education, in 2005 the NCAA initiated a policy against "hostile and abusive" names and mascots that led to the change of many derived from Native American culture, with the exception of those that established an agreement with ...
In April 2017, the university's Associated Students council rejected a resolution to retire the mascot introduced by the Native American Student Association. [19] In May 2021, the San Diego State University Senate passed a resolution to replace the Aztec Warrior mascot image and to create an advisory council to choose a new mascot consistent ...
Huron High School, New Boston, Michigan – With the widespread attention to systemic racism, Native American mascots are being questioned, including by alumni of Huron HS. [92] Iroquois Middle/High School, Iroquois, South Dakota; J.D. Meisler Middle School, Metairie, Louisiana [93] James Caldwell High School, West Caldwell, New Jersey
MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro High School, whose mascot is the Sachems — a term for Native American chiefs — is one of 23 schools in the state of Massachusetts whose mascot refers to aspects of ...
Many sports teams are named for an ethnic group or similar category of people. Though these names typically refer to a group native to the area in which the sports team is based, many teams take their names from groups which are known for their strength (such as Spartans or Vikings), despite not being located near the historic homes of these groups.
However, in July 2005, the Seminole Nation General Council, the legislative body for the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, voted 18–2 not to oppose the use of Native American names and mascots by college sports teams. [41] One opponent is David Narcomey who has referred to Osceola as a "minstrel show."
Native American mascots are being phased out around the country at every level of sports, but four Connecticut school districts are still hanging onto theirs for dear life.
Also taking place in 2022 was the New York State Education Department's decision to require every school district in the state with Native American-themed mascots – or Native American-themed team names (such as "Warriors") – to change them unless receiving approval for an exemption from a state- or federally-recognized tribe; any district ...