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  2. List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous ...

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    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 ...

  3. Utah Utes - Wikipedia

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    Swoop, a red-tailed hawk, is the mascot of the Utah Utes sports teams. The university introduced Swoop with the consent of the tribal council of the Ute tribe in 1996. [26] Originally the school's mascot was an American Indian, but was dropped. Later Hoyo, a cartoon Indian Boy, became an unofficial mascot, but was also dropped.

  4. List of college sports team names and mascots derived from ...

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    A SDSU professor of American Indian Studies states that the mascot teaches the mistaken idea that Aztecs were a local tribe rather than living in Mexico 1,000 miles from San Diego. [20] In April 2017, the university's Associated Students council rejected a resolution to retire the mascot introduced by the Native American Student Association. [21]

  5. Swoop (University of Utah) - Wikipedia

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    Swoop, a red-tailed hawk, is the mascot of the Utah Utes sports teams. The university introduced Swoop with the consent of the tribal council of the Ute tribe in 1996. [1] Originally the school's mascot was an American Indian, but was dropped. Later Hoyo, a cartoon Indian Boy, became an unofficial mascot, but was also dropped. [2]

  6. List of secondary school sports team names and mascots ...

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    Huron High School, New Boston, Michigan – With the widespread attention to systemic racism, Native American mascots are being questioned, including by alumni of Huron HS. [92] Iroquois Middle/High School, Iroquois, South Dakota; J.D. Meisler Middle School, Metairie, Louisiana [93] James Caldwell High School, West Caldwell, New Jersey

  7. Port Huron schools reviewing Native American mascots

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    Native American mascots being reviewed include the "Big Reds" from Port Huron High School and the "Little Chiefs" from Michigamme Elementary.

  8. Sports teams named Redskins - Wikipedia

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    The college sports teams using the name changed voluntarily prior to the NCAA Native American mascot decision in 2005; the University of Utah became Utah Utes in 1972, Miami University of Ohio became the RedHawks in 1997 and the Southern Nazarene University became the Crimson Storm in 1998.

  9. The Sachems: Where Middleboro High School stands in push to ...

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    Proposed bills S.245 in the Senate and H.477 in the House state that no public school uses an athletic team name, logo, or mascot which names, refers to, represents, or is associated with Native ...