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[144] The mascot had been removed after the Nipmuc Tribal Council objected to it, saying that no Native mascots were flattering to Native Americans. [145] In October 2019, "Red Hawks" had been chosen as the new mascot, [ 146 ] but after a contentious meeting in December, the School Board decided the school would have no mascot. [ 147 ]
[1] Fourteen schools either removed all references to Native American culture or were deemed not to have references to Native American culture as part of their athletics programs. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Subsequently, 19 teams were cited as having potentially "hostile or abusive" names, mascots, or images, that would be banned from displaying them during ...
While some Native Americans support such relationships with their local schools, Native American students who compete in athletics with these schools state that they are sometimes uncomfortable with the imagery used, [96] and some groups maintain that the use of Native mascots needs to end everywhere. [97] "These mascots undermine the ...
The board approved a motion making a “strong recommendation” that Kansas public K-12 nontribal schools retire Native American-themed mascots and branding as soon as possible but within the ...
Schools are now prohibited to use Native American slurs in athletic team names. Amendments to the Feather Alert will also be rolled out. New California law bans Native American mascots at K-12 ...
The Kansas State Board of Education is poised to formally recommend all state schools begin removing derogatory Native American mascots and imagery.
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 ...
The House Education committee killed a bill prohibiting schools from using mascots and team names that are derogatory toward Native Americans.