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Many believed that the team's popularity came from its usage of Native American imagery in the name, so the Cleveland organization desired to also adopt a Native American name. [38] The original Chief Wahoo logo from 1947 was a yellow-faced caricature of a Native American with an enlarged nose. [39]
[120] [121] [122] A 2012 study by researchers at Colorado State University surveyed 1399 students in 33 schools in 11 US states and found that 52.8% of all Native American 8th-graders and 67.5% of all Native American 12th-graders had experimented with alcohol, compared with 13.8% and 41.1% of non-Native students in the same schools.
Don L. Coyhis and William L. White, Alcohol Problems in Native America: The Untold Story of Resistance and Recovery, Colorado Springs, CO: Coyhis Publishing & Consulting, Inc., 2006 Archived September 26, 2021, at the Wayback Machine ISBN 1-59975-229-8 Examines the history of alcohol and Native Americans, including Native American temperance ...
November is Native American Heritage Month. Here's a list of sites to learn more about Native American culture in the Buckeye State.
Interpretive tours are offered as well as a variety of educational programs and special events developed in collaboration with Native American and other groups. Archaeological excavations are ongoing in the area, with special opportunities for school groups, graduate students, and adult learners.
Robert Roche, also known as Bob Roche and Rob Roche, is an activist for Native American civil rights. He is perhaps best known for being one of several prominent American Indians to spearhead the movement against the use of Native American imagery as sports mascots.
City officials have wrestled for years with the impact of Haitian migration, which increased the population by an estimated 25%. Rue said the school district went from 200 to 2,000 non-native ...
In 2016, the IRS accepted Shawnee Nation, United Remnant Band as a church in the state of Ohio. [1] Jack "Eagle" Lewis" served on the organization's board of directors in 2008. [1] Currently, the nonprofit is named Zane Shawnee Caverns, a Christian 501(c)(3) organization. [2] The Tides Foundation donated $150,000 to the organization in 2021. [2]