Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 2020, Carthage's board of trustees unanimously voted to retire the name Red Men/Lady Reds and the mascot "Torchie" from Carthage athletics and will compete as Carthage Athletics during the 2020–21 academic year. A new team name and mascot will be approved and announced prior to the 2021–22 academic year. [37] Redmen
Illiopolis – The name was formed from Illinois and -polis, a Greek suffix meaning "city". Illiopolis Township; Iuka – named after the Chickasaw Indian Chief Iuka; Kansas – named by the French after the Kansas, Omaha, Kaw, Osage and Dakota Sioux Indian word "KaNze" meaning, in the Kansas language, "south wind." Kansas Township (Edgar County)
Nehawka - An approximation to the Omaha and Otoe Indian name of a nearby creek meaning "rustling water." Nemaha - Named after the Nemaha River, based on an Otoe word meaning "swampy water." [53] Niobrara - The Omaha and Ponca word for spreading water or spreading river. Oconee - Named for Oconee, Illinois. Oconee was the name of a Creek town.
The practice of deriving sports team names, imagery, and mascots from Indigenous peoples of North America is a significant phenomenon in the United States and Canada. From early European colonization onward, Indigenous peoples faced systematic displacement, violence, and cultural suppression, all intended to erode sovereignty and claim their ...
North Central College is a private college in Naperville, Illinois.It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and has 73 undergraduate majors of study, 17 minors, 25 graduate programs, and 4 certificate programs [3] offered by four undergraduate colleges/schools (College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Entrepreneurship, School of Education and Health Sciences, Shimer Great ...
College of the Muscogee Nation, Okmulgee; Comanche Nation College, Lawton (defunct) Connors State College, Warner (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution) East Central University, Ada (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Miami (Native American-Serving Nontribal Institution)
Pages in category "Native American tribes in Illinois" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The students at the high school voted to change the name to "Cougars". The Centennial School Board approved the new name. [311] Central High School: Grand Junction: Colorado: Warriors N/A 2021 In response to state law, the Native logo was dropped. [312] The name will be retained, but represented by a shield. [313] Chamberlain High School: Tampa ...