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Students at the high school, led by the high school principal and the student council, solicited suggested mascot names from the student body and from the community. A variety of names were recommended and put on a ballot. The students at the high school voted to change the name to "Cougars". The Centennial School Board approved the new name. [312]
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 ...
Many sports team mascots 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 ...
Name comes from a play about a Native American from the Wampanoag people of New England. [26] Mingo Junction - Mingo is common nickname for the Ohio Seneca people. Variant of Mingwe, what the Lenape once called the related Susquehannock Indians of Pennsylvania. Mississinawa - Miami. Name of a river tributary to the Wabash.
The use of terms and images referring to Native Americans/First Nations as the name or mascot for a sports team is a topic of public controversy in the United States and in Canada. The documents most often cited to justify the trend for change are an advisory opinion by the United States Commission on Civil Rights in 2001 [ 1 ] and a resolution ...
Via.com, formerly known as FlightRaja.com, is an Indian travel portal and online travel company based in Bangalore, India. Via was founded on 25 July 2006 and incorporated in February 2007. Via was founded on 25 July 2006 and incorporated in February 2007.
SOTC Travel Limited, formerly SOTC Travel Private Ltd as well as Kuoni Travel (India) Pvt. Ltd., is a step-down subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Group; held through two companies, its Indian listed subsidiary, Thomas Cook (India) Limited (TCIL) and TCIL's subsidiary Travel Corporation (India) Ltd. Established in 1949, it is a travel and tourism company active across travel segments ...
Indian Valley High School is a public high school in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, United States.It is the only high school in the Indian Valley Local School District. The sports teams are called the Braves, and they compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Inter-Valley Conference.