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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 ...
Defenders often claim there is an intention to honor Native Americans and that there are ways to do so while retaining their current representations. Opponents of Native American mascots make no distinction between respectful or disparaging usage, both being based upon stereotypes. The resolution issued by the Society of Indian Psychologists in ...
In a report published by the Center for American Progress summarizing the research on "The Real Impact of Native Mascots and Team Names on American Indian and Alaska Native Youth", a case is made that the public debate misses the point, since individual opinions on either side do not matter given the measurable effects on the mental health of ...
Nov. 11—A Devils Lake-based organization has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado for banning the use of American Indian mascots in a law passed earlier this year. The Native American ...
Attorney Scott Zweig struck a disappointed, yet defiant, tone when commenting on the dismissal of the lawsuit he and Mary McGowan filed in an effort to overturn the West Hartford Board of ...
Massapequa school district on Long Island has filed a lawsuit against the New York State Board of Regents, accusing the agency of violating its first amendment rights by banning the use of its Native American mascot, the Chief. [84]
After a years-long battle to jettison the widely attacked “Redskins” name from Washington’s NFL team, a Republican senator is battling to revive the old logo featuring a depiction of a ...
[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 ...