Yahoo

'Dress up and play Indian': Why do civic groups use Native American symbols?

In 1937, Phoenix was a small city isolated in the middle of the Arizona desert with a population of less than 50,000 people who, like the rest of the nation, were struggling to recover from the Great ...
WGRZ

NYS school districts told they can no longer use Native American symbols or mascots in their school name

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Education Department put out a directive to all school districts across the state to not use Native American symbols or mascots are part of their school name, mascots ...
Yahoo

Symbol of Native American history cemented in Sacramento's Capitol Park

SACRAMENTO — A new Native American monument was unveiled in Sacramento's Capitol Park. A symbol of indigenous history, the statue of Miwok leader and preservationist William J. Franklin Sr. is now ...
Newsday

State Ed tells schools to stop using team names, mascots depicting Native Americans

The New York State Education Department has ordered school districts to stop using mascots, team names or imagery depicting Native Americans by the end of the school year or risk losing state aid. The ...
KSDK

Communities rally to defend Native American mascots in Illinois bill dispute

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — The Illinois Senate is currently considering a bill that would ban the use of Native American names and logos as mascots. It’s already passed the Illinois House. School ...
Newsday

State's ban of Native American mascots causes confusion and defiance among LI schools

The state Board of Regents’ vote on Tuesday to ban the use of Native American mascots, team names and logos in public schools has sparked confusion among some Long Island administrators — and defiance ...