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| American Indians are violent crime victims at double the rate of the general population | Released on 2/14/99 |
| Bureau of Justice Statistics | United States Department of Justice |
Could the
use of dehumanizing mascots, logos, and nicknames contribute to the fact |
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| Policy on Using Athletic Teams with American Indian or Alaska Native Names in Promoting Census 2000 | Received 20 December 1999 |
| Susan M. Miskura | U.S. Census Bureau |
| "American Indians and Alaska Natives point out that sports teams' names and imagery that refer to and stereotype American Indians and Alaska Natives are deeply disparaging and offensive. The Bureau appreciates these concerns and recognizes the necessity for establishing a position." | |
| Hard to Cope With Latest Embarrassment | 12/20/00 |
| Thomas Boswell | Washington Post - Washington, D.C. |
| After complaining about being labeled "Redfaces" because of shameful antics and nickname, the most widely read and respected sports writer in the Washington, D.C., area notes the hypocrisy of the Washington NFL team and its owner, Dan Snyder. | |
| School leader calls for mascot change | 12/15/00 |
| Isak Howell | Roanoke Times - Virginia |
| A school board president whose district has seen several of its schools retire "Indian" mascots suggests that the remaining schools in the district should follow suit. | |
| Indians threaten suit to force mascot change | 12/14/00 |
| Greg Foster | Lincoln County News - Maine |
| A Maine school district whose actions display gross insensitivity and racist attitudes finds that pretending its use of a racial slur for its sports team nickname is acceptable does not make the issue disappear. | |
| Hiawatha School Board votes to drop American Indian mascots | 12/12/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | Topeka Capital-Journal - Kansas |
| A majority of school board members wisely elect to accept the recommendations of a committee formed to investigate the issue and vote to retire "Indian" sports team tokens used by the district. | |
| Committee to recommend change of mascots | 12/10/00 |
| Andrea Albright | Topeka Capital-Journal - Kansas |
| Having taken the time to do a serious evaluation of the issue a school district committee votes three to one in favor of retiring "Indian" sports team tokens used by the district. | |
| Penobscots seeking ban of Cleveland’s mascot | 12/09/00 |
| John Holyoke | Bangor Daily News - Maine |
| After years of the Cleveland MLB team exploiting the myth alleging that its "Indian"nickname was a tribute to an early player, Louis Francis Sockalexis, the tribe to which Sockalexis belonged calls upon the team to drop its "Chief Wahoo" mascot. | |
| UND NICKNAME: Kupchella, tribal leaders meet | 12/06/00 |
| Michael Benedict | Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota |
| At a meeting held with 10 American Indian tribal leaders from North and South Dakota UND president Charles Kupchella is informed that The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Association reaffirmed an earlier resolution asking UND to change its Fighting Sioux nickname. | |
| Students urge delay of nickname announcement | 12/04/00 |
| Stephen J. Lee | Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota |
| While ignoring the requests of American Indian tribes in its area and a study showing that schools that retired "Indian" mascots suffered no negative financial impact, a university president at least acknowledges negative fan behavior resulting from his school's "Fighting Sioux" sports team token. | |
| Milford High School nickname comes under new scrutiny | 11/30/00 |
| Author not cited | Detroit Free Press - Michigan |
| A public school that was involved in a controversy several years ago, but chose to continue its use the "r-word" racial slur for its sports team nickname, again comes under scrutiny. | |
| UM official calls Indian mascot insult | 11/29/00 |
| Andrea Albright | Bangor Daily News - Maine |
| At the request of a public school's civil rights team, the director of the University of Maine’s Native American Studies program discusses stereotypes perpetuated by "Indian" mascots used in schools across the country. | |
| Committee studies changing mascots | 11/27/00 |
| Andrea Albright | Topeka Capitol Journal - Kansas |
| A committee researching the "Indian" sports team token issue discovers that there is much more information available urging change than there is for retaining the racial mascots. | |
| Mascot review to end in January | 11/24/00 |
| Isak Howell | Roanoke Times - Virginia |
| "A task force considering what to do with the Blacksburg High Indians mascot plans to vote in two months." | |
| Mind Your Own Mascot | Week of 11/27/00 |
| Devin Gordon and Sarah Downey | Newsweek - National |
| Two journalists team up to offer a poorly researched and slanted view on the "Indian" mascot issue that portrays opposition to changing these racial tokens as something new. | |
| Onteora mascot debate gets ugly | 11/22/00 |
| Alan Snel | Times Herald Record - New York |
| Those favoring retention of a public school's racial sports team token get upset when news of a neo-nazi group's support of the district's practices becomes public knowledge. | |
Laconia considers scrapping Native American mascot |
11/22/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | Boston Globe - (New Hampshire) |
| A New Hampshire school district demeans, degrades, and distorts the significance of a traditional "Sachem" by using that nickname for its sports team nickname. | |
| LHS Sachem mascot under fire | 11/22/00 |
| Mark Willett | Citizen Online - New Hampshire |
| "Faced with criticism from Native Americans that the Laconia High School mascot is inappropriate, a special committee is being formed to review the Sachem name and logo." | |
| Kewaunee wants to keep Indian mascot, but within limits | 11/22/00 |
| Author not cited | Star Tribune - Wisconsin |
| A public school deludes itself and ignores the concerns of American Indian people by pretending that its "Indian head" logo used on merchandise and elsewhere is not demeaning or stereotypic. | |
| Human mascot also might be different | 11/16/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | California |
| Proving that even so-called "educated" people are not exempt from rationalizing and political pressure, the president of San Diego State University cites simplistic, stereotypic ideas why the school's "Aztec" mascot should be retained. | |
| Far from final conflict | 11/16/00 |
| René Houtrides | Woodstock Times - New York |
| A divisive controversy resulting from a school board's mishandling of the mascot issue goes from bad to worse when it is discovered that a white supremacist organization is lending its support toward retaining the school's "Indian" sports team token. | |
| U. North Dakota officials say $100M donation not tied to 'Sioux' nickname | 11/14/00 |
| Jeff Achen | Dakota Student - North Dakota |
| Fear of losing funding because of a potential change to the University of North Dakota's "Indian" sports team token proves unfounded and can no longer be cited as a reason for keeping that educational institution's outdated racial icon. | |
| Bamboozled by U of I's mascot -- Chief Illiniwek | 11/14/00 |
| Salim Muwakkil | Chicago Tribune - Illinois |
| Drawing references to a recent movie by Spike Lee, the author convincingly argues that through spurious racial portrayals like "Chief Illiniwek" we are "bamboozled by stereotypes forged in our racist past." | |
| Sanborn’s decision raises the question: What’s in a mascot? | 11/07/00 |
| Peter LeBlanc | Foster's Online - New Hampshire |
| "We feel we have the Red Raider and we’re very attached to him and it’s a very endearing mascot," she said. "I think we feel it’s in no way an insult to native Americans. We have actually selected not to bring it up because there is so much affection for the Red Raider." - Spaulding High School Principal Liz Mantelli | |
| Opposition to Indian mascots mounts | 11/06/00 |
| Don Babwin, Associated Press | Boston Globe - National |
| "'Any school putting forward a stereotyped image of any race is in violation of civil rights laws, and I think should lose federal funding." - Kevin Gover, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs | |
| A matter of image, respect | 11/01/00 |
| Monica Valencia | Orange County Register - California |
| "American Indians who say their culture and religion are mocked by some mascots want schools to change them. " | |
| Sanborn should retire its "Indians" | 10/27/00 |
| Editorial | Rockingham News - New Hampshire |
| A newspaper urges a public school to change its "Indian" sports team token and suggests that such an action will ensure, "no one will feel shut out when cheering on the home team." | |
| Anti-Chief activists at U. Illinois upset with report | 10/26/00 |
| Sharon Schiltz | Daily Illini - Illinois |
| "Anti-Chief activists are saying the report Judge Louis Garippo issued on University of Illinois mascot Chief Illiniwek last Wednesday doesn't accurately represent the people who support their cause, but Chief supporters say the report was balanced." | |
| History of Chief, summary of dialogue, testimonials included in 270-page report | 10/19/00 |
| Cindy Gierhard | Daily Illini - Illinois |
| Inspired by an accreditation organization's criticism of the irresponsible manner in which the University of Illinois has dealt with its use of an outdated racial icon, a report appears to be little more than meaningless window dressing. | |
| Vandalism draws police to Onteora during meetings | 10/19/00 |
| William J. Kimble | Kingston Freeman - New York |
| "Plainclothes police officers have begun monitoring activity on school district property during Onteora Board of Education meetings, following reports of vandalism to vehicles owned by opponents of the continued use of the Indian as the high school symbol." | |
| Mascot meetings are closed to public | 10/19/00 |
| Izak Howell | Roanoke Times - Virginia |
| After recognizing that, "You would just have people lining up if it's an open forum and seeing who can speak the loudest"community leaders exhibit good judgment by holding limited attendance discussions to address the use of "Indian" sports team icons. | |
| Report on the Chief Illiniwek Dialogue | 10/18/00 |
| Author not cited. | Detroit Free Press - Michigan |
| Excerpts from the token report undertaken by the UIUC board of trustees because of concerns expressed by a accreditation organization about the University's "Chief Illiniwek" racial mascot. | |
| American Indian mascots disparage heritage of race | 10/17/00 |
| Editorial | The Traveler - University of Arkansas |
| An enlightened article that points out the insensitivity and flawed logic of fans who argue that "Indian" mascots are a tradition and not intended to disparage. | |
| Board votes to drop 'Indians' name at Niles West | 10/17/00 |
| Lisa Black | Chicago Tribune - Illinois |
| "We are not a trophy to be hung up on a wall. This does not honor us," said Matthew Beaudet, president of the Illinois Native American Bar Association and assistant director of the Chicago Department of Administrative Hearings." | |
| Hiawatha school district considers removingIndian mascots | 10/16/00 |
| Andrea Albright | The Topeka Capital-Journal - Kansas |
| "It's an issue nationally, not just in Hiawatha," said superintendent John Severin. "It's everywhere." | |
| Homecoming brings fiery protests | 10/16/00 |
| Ashley Kennedy | The Daily Illini - Illinois |
| "Members of the American Indian Movement gathered...before the Illini football game to protest the use of Chief Illiniwek as a symbol of the University. The demonstration ended in the burning of a Chief Illiniwek mannequin." | |
| Homecoming brings fiery protests | 10/16/00 |
| Ashley Kennedy | The Daily Illini - Illinois |
| "Members of the American Indian Movement gathered...before the Illini football game to protest the use of Chief Illiniwek as a symbol of the University. The demonstration ended in the burning of a Chief Illiniwek mannequin." | |
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History of Chief, summary of dialogue, testimonials included in 270-page report |
10/10/00 |
| Shannon Mcmahon | The Daily Illini - Illinois |
| "An anti-Chief, anti-Columbus Day demonstration outside the Union caught the attention of many passing students yesterday afternoon." | |
| Protestors use holiday to demonstrate against Chief | 10/10/00 |
| Shannon Mcmahon | The Daily Illini - Illinois |
| "An anti-Chief, anti-Columbus Day demonstration outside the Union caught the attention of many passing students yesterday afternoon." | |
| 3 arrests at protest | 10/07/00 |
| Michael Benedict | Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota |
| "Three UND students were arrested Friday for blocking traffic during a protest against the university's use of its Fighting Sioux nickname... the arrests were likely the first associated with a UND campus protest since the early 1970s. " | |
| Nickname march today at UND | 10/05/00 |
| Author not cited | Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota |
| "The UND Campus Committee for Human Rights is sponsoring a march today to demonstrate the group's concerns over the use of the Fighting Sioux nickname." | |
| School will continue to use Raider logo | 10/04/00 |
| Dominick DiRienzo | Tribune-Review - Pennsylvania |
| Failing to uphold the rights of an under-represented people, a school board elects to perpetuate its institutionalized racial sports team token and degrades itself in the process. | |
| Illiniwek's opponents cite history | 10/03/00 |
| Nancy Moffett | Sun-Times - Illinois |
| Besides noting that descendants of the original First Nations that once occupied Illinois oppose the University of Illinois' "Indian" sports team token, the historically inaccurate apparel of that school's mascot is also pointed out. | |
| Blacksburg High's Indian mascot gets year of talk, no resolution | 10/02/00 |
| Isak Howell | Roanoke Times - Virginia |
| As school board decision-makers shirk their responsibility and look for ways to foist their obligations on others, advocates working for progressive changes prepare to heighten their efforts. | |
| Indian mascots an idea whose time has passed | 09/30/00 |
| Editorial | Citizen-Times - North Carolina |
| Following a lecture given by Dr. Cornel Pewewardy in a community where the mascot issue made national headlines, a supportive and insightful editorial is offered by that area's leading newspaper. | |
San Diego State University student council votes to eliminate Aztec mascot |
09/28/00 |
| Author not cited | San Jose Mercury News - California |
| In a pleasantly surprising move, a student representative for the president of San Diego State University presents a resolution to the school's student senate which subsequently approved by a large margin a measure to replace the school's "Indian" token by next fall. | |
District considers changing Native American logo |
09/28/00 |
| Ashley Gerwig | Tribune Review - Pennsylvania |
| "The name stems from the fact that when the first European settlers arrived in Jackson Township and the surrounding areas of Zelienople and Harmony, they raided and took away the land once used by the Seneca tribe for hunting and fishing." | |
Onteora mascot foes get 'nailed' |
09/28/00 |
| William J. Kemble | Daily Freeman - New York |
| Advocates working to eliminate a public school's "Indian" sports team token are victimized by acts of vandalism to their personal motor vehicles. | |
District considers changing Native American logo |
09/28/00 |
| Ashley Gerwig | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pennsylvania |
| Said to have been selected in the 1960s as a way to commemorate the way land in this school's area was stolen from First Nations, a board of education prepares to evaluate its school's "Raiders" nickname and associated "Indian" images. | |
San Diego State's Aztec Mascot Provokes Battle |
09/25/00 |
| Tony Perry | Los Angeles Times - California |
| "Monty Montazuma," an "Indian" mascot used by a state university and related practices are challenged by student advocates and their supporters in the community. | |
| School mascot controversy: Inspiration or degradation? | 09/21/00 |
| Paul Brooks and John Milgrim | Times-Herald Record - New York |
| "The Clinton Administration's top Indian affairs official this week condemned the use of American Indian mascots and logos by sports teams and addressed the controversy at Onteora High School." | |
| Scarborough School Board votes to drop Redskins nickname for sports teams | 09/19/00 |
| Author not cited | Foster's Daily Democrat - Maine |
| Setting a good example for students, faculty, its community and other schools, board members wisely elect to retire a racial epitaph nickname that had been used since 1938. | |
| Portrayals 'dehumanize' | 09/19/00 |
| James M. Odato | Times Union - New York |
| Kevin Gover, the top official in the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, makes it clear that the use of "Indian" sports team tokens is a harmful practice that should be stopped. | |
| La Crosse School District drops Indian logo | 09/19/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | Star-Tribune - Wisconsin |
| Following through on an initiative begun several years ago, a school board unanimously votes to drop an "Indian" logo that had remained on display. | |
| Sen. Spada challenged on Chief Wahoo tag | 09/13/00 |
| Ted Wendling | The Plain Deal - Ohio |
| A state senator from Ohio questions why one of her political counterparts would choose to increase racial divisiveness and controversy by sponsoring a bill aimed at allowing the degrading "Chief Wahoo" logo to be placed on motor vehicle license plates. | |
| How Redskins Could Be Little Red Hens | 09/13/00 |
| Bob Levey | Washington Post - D.C. |
| Citing the potential financial gains to be had by selling old team memorabilia while also marketing items bearing a new name and logo, a Washington Post columnist offers his thoughtful remarks as to why the NFL team in our nation's capitol should reform itself. | |
| First hearing for Chief Wahoo license plate bill | 09/12/00 |
| Andrew Welsh-Huggins - AP writer | Ohio.com - Ohio |
| Stooping to a new low, an Ohio politician running for re-election panders to voters by sponsoring legislation that would feature the Cleveland MLB team's logo on license plates. | |
| New York University to publish book on Chief Illiniwek | 09/12/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri (et al) |
| Although fear of possible backlash from the school's board of trustees prevented editors at the University of Illinois Press from publishing it, a book which highlights that school's 'Indian' sports team token is released by New York University Press. | |
| 'Indian' ban lifted at Onteora | 09/12/00 |
| William J. Kemble | Daily Freeman - New York |
| In an action that is sure to aggravate an already contentious situation, a school board foolishly ignores a near compromise mediated by a New York State Assistant Attorney General and makes its district what is believed to be the first in the country to revoke an anti-discrimination policy. | |
| Group says San Diego State U. 'Aztec' mascot offensive to Native Americans | 09/11/00 |
| Jessica Zisko | Daily Aztec - California |
| Contending that "The Fighting Aztec" nickname and related images used by San Diego State University have a number of negative impacts, the Native American Student Alliance at that school takes steps designed to retire the race-related practices. | |
| Time for Pilla to face Wahoo | 09/07/00 |
| Regina Brett | The Plain Dealer - Ohio |
| Having ignored a 7-year-old resolution by the Commission on Catholic Community Action, which calls for the end of racial stereotypes such as that perpetuated by the Cleveland professional baseball team, the Bishop for that area is chided over his failure to take action. | |
| Chief protests continue | 09/07/00 |
| Darcy Grostick | Daily Illini - Illinois |
| While awaiting a report regarding the so-called, "Dialogue on Chief Illiniwek," advocates continue to raise awareness about the University of Illinois' institutionalized use of an "Indian" sports team token. | |
| It's time to retire these mascots | 09/03/00 |
| George Benge | Citizen-Times - North Carolina |
| The executive editor of a newspaper published in a city where the issue has attracted national attention adds his reasoned opinion favoring retirement of "Indian" mascots. | |
| Wahoo backers circling wagons | 08/29/00 |
| Dick Feagler | The Plain Deal - Ohio |
| Noting harassment he has received in the past for expressing similar views, a Cleveland area columnist still chooses to again adds his voice to the growing call for retirement of the grossly demeaning "Chief Wahoo" logo. | |
| In Columbia, Indian mascot goes quietly | 08/19/00 |
| William J. Kemble | Daily Freeman - New York |
| "A building project and pressure from the state Education Department has led the New Lebanon Central School District in Columbia County to move toward replacing its decades-old Indian mascot." | |
| City ponders official Wahoo ban | 08/18/00 |
| Mark Vosburgh and Christopher Quinn | Plain Dealer - Ohio |
| Although he was apparently quick to sidestep the issue, the mayor of Cleveland reportedly indicated his support for removing the egregious "Wahoo" logo from city owned property. | |
| Dartmouth community confronts Indian mascot debate | 08/10/00 |
| Author not cited | The Dartmouth - New Hampshire |
| A panel holds a discussion about the university's former nickname. Dartmouth was one of the first schools to retire its "Indian" sports team token. | |
| Let's Take the Slur Out of Team Spirit | 08/06/00 |
| Linda R. Monk | Washington Post - D.C. |
| This stinging editorial rebukes the owner of the Washington, D.C. NFL team for his legal attempt to reinstate the trademark protection of his team's nickname. The protection was revoked last year by a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office panel which ruled the nickname constitutes a racial slur. | |
| Onteora is cautioned by state about bringing back Indian mascot | 08/03/00 |
| William J. Kemble | Daily Freeman - New York |
| "A five-page letter from the state Attorney General's Office to the Onteora school board outlines the history of the district's mascot controversy and advises trustees to review similar cases where court action has been threatened over the use of Indian symbols." | |
| Board sees possible suit over 'Indian' | 08/02/00 |
| William J. Kemble | Daily Freeman - New York |
| "Onteora Board of Education members Tuesday were shown a five-page letter from the state Attorney General's Office outlining legal action that could be taken if the Indian mascot controversy continues." | |
| Dancing
at Halftime Sports and the Controversy over American Indian Mascots |
08/01/00 |
| Carol Spindel | New York University Press - New York |
| In a newly released book, a visiting professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, brings attention to that school's "Indian" sports team token and the mascot issue at large. | |
| Report on Chief Illiniwek delayed | 07/31/00 |
| Author not cited | Postnet.com - Illinois |
| Because of the volume of submissions, a former Chicago judge postpones his report concerning the University of Illinois' use of the "Chief Illiniwek" sports team token. | |
| Legislation would make Chief Wahoo specialty license plate | 07/12/00 |
| Author not cited | Ohio.com - Ohio |
| Ignoring concerns expressed by American Indian and religious groups about the Cleveland baseball team's grotesque racial icon, a state legislator proposes legislation to include the image on motor vehicle license plates. | |
| Student objects to Indian nickname at high school | 07/12/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | Concord Monitor - New Hampshire |
| A woman of Mi'Kmaq heritage who recently graduated from Sanborn Regional High School raises objections to the school's "Indian" sports team token. | |
| Onteora delays Indian mascot vote | 07/12/00 |
| William J. Kemble | Daily Freeman - New York |
| Three representatives from the New York State Attorney General's Civil Rights Bureau attend a school board meeting where an agenda item included reinstating a policy to allow the use of a race of people as mascots. | |
| UH boots mascot from team | 07/06/00 |
| Author not cited | Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Hawaii |
| After 10 years of effort, the University of Hawaii shows sensitivity by retiring its "Rainbow Warrior" mascot which some said offended Native Hawaiians. | |
| A Comunity Ripped Asunder | 07/05/00 |
| Bill Miller | Daily Freeman - New York |
| A school board needlessly puts its small community through turmoil by over-turning a previous board's policies which removed an "Indian" sports team token and prohibited the use of a race of people as the school's mascot. | |
| A Court Battle Over 'Redskins' Name | 06/30/00 |
| Bill Miller | Washington Post - D.C. |
| A United States District Court judge hears opening arguments concerning trademark law regarding a racially disparaging term used by the Washington, D.C. NFL team. | |
| Narrating a new take on sports mascots | 06/18/00 |
| Mark Trahant | Seattle Times - Washington |
| Making several insightful observations, the author contributes another perspective derived from the Native American Journalists Association meeting and its mascot issue debate. | |
| Native American journalists decry representation of natives in sports | 06/16/00 |
| Shari Rudavsky | Miami Herald - Florida |
| Coverage of the Native American Journalists Association debate on the use of "Indian" sports team tokens continues. | |
| Use of Indian names debated | 06/15/00 |
| Ricardo Bernard | Sun Sentinel - Florida |
| Although one individual does not share their opinion, most panelists and other participants at a conference hosted by the Native American Journalists Association agree that "Indian" sports team mascot have more negative aspects than positive ones.. | |
| Chief ads rejected for UI football program | 06/12/00 |
| John Kelly - Associated Press | Sun Times - Illinois |
| While publishing ads that deliver a "pro-Chief" message in its event programs, the athletic department at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, censors ads critical of the school's "Indian" sports team token. | |
| Symbols Clash | 06/08/00 |
| René Houtrides | Woodstock Times - New York |
| Newly elected school board members move quickly to reinstate its school's "Indian" fetish and to nullify a policy which prohibits the use of ethnic groups or races and their artifacts as symbols. | |
| Panel asks cost of nickname | 06/06/00 |
| Ian Swanson | Grand Forks Herald - Minnesota |
| A panel selected to investigate the University of North Dakota's use of an "Indian" sports team token. | |
| AIM sets its sights | 06/02/00 |
| Ryan Bakken | Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota |
| Some protestors call for resignations after a public school's pep rally involving teachers dressed as "Indians" results in charges of racial discrimination. | |
| Indian activists protest Win-E-Mac pep fest | 06/02/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | Star Tribune - Minnesota |
| Two nationally recognized American Indian advocates lead a protest concerning a school's pep rally which resulted in a civil rights suit being filed after First Nations' students claim to have been harassed. | |
| Comments on Chief Total 17,000 | 06/01/00 |
| Paul Wood | News Gazette - Illinois |
| The "Dialogue on Chief Illiniwek" concerning the University of Illinois' use of a symbolic "Indian" sports team mascot elicits thousand of responses that will be summarized by a retired judge. | |
| West Seattle to change nickname | 05/26/00 |
| Craig Smith | Seattle Times - Washington |
| Following the example set two years ago by a neighboring district, another public school wisely elects to retire its "Indian" sports team nickname. | |
| Editorial: Keep ethnic stereotypes off-limits | 05/25/00 |
| Tom Dennis | Grand Forks Herald - Minnesota |
| Associated with the Win-E-Mac civil rights suit, this editorial notes that racial stereotypes are poisonous in a multi-ethnic society such as our own and condemns such actions. | |
| Win-E-Mac Pep Rally: Federal agency opens investigation | 05/19/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | Grand Forks Herald - Minnesota |
| The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights begins an investigation concerning a school where teachers dressed up like "Indians" and First Nations students claim to have been harassed. | |
| Where the Tomahawk and Epithets Fly, a Catskills Culture War | 05/14/00 |
| Matthew Purdy | New York Times - New York |
| A challenge to a public school's use of an "Indian" nickname and cartoon images becomes a highly contentious school board election issue. | |
| Methodists denounce Chief Wahoo logo | 05/09/00 |
| John Affleck | Beacon Journal - Ohio |
| The United Methodist Church, which has over 8.4 million members, passes a resolution at its national conference denouncing the "Indian" caricature used by the Cleveland baseball team. | |
| Complaint targets school pep fest | 05/07/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | Duluth News Tribune - Minnesota |
| Following a pep rally at which teachers dressed up like "Indians," First Nations students are abused which leads to a federal complaint and the students attending a different school. | |
| Native American delegates tackle ‘Chief Wahoo’ logo, other issues | 05/06/00 |
| Author not cited | UMC News Service - Ohio |
| Thirteen First Nations' delegates attending a conference in Cleveland will make proposals concerning "Indian" sports team tokens and participate in a protest against "Wahoo." | |
| Students hold panel on 'Reds****' mascot | 05/05/00 |
| Author not cited | Foster's Daily Democrat - Maine |
| Ignoring the wishes of Indigenous Peoples, many students at a Maine public school show resistance to changes concerning their school's use of a racial epithet for its sports teams. | |
| Majority sympathetic to mascot concerns | 05/04/00 |
| Isak Howell | Roanoke Times - Virginia |
| After six months of requests to address the issue, the Montgomery County school board expresses its sympathetic understanding as it formally takes up the issue for the first time. | |
| Panel
on Sioux nickname will meet next on June 5 Chair says April meeting was pushed back by scheduling problems |
04/21/00 |
| Ian Swanson | Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota |
| The longstanding controversy over the University of North Dakota's use of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname, logo, and associated practices continues and enters a new phase as the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools is asked to withhold accreditation from UND because of its "Indian" sports team fetish. | |
| Other schools not hurt financially by mascot changes Miami University of Ohio had donation increases after changing mascot | 04/21/00 |
| Cindy Gierhart | Daily Illini - Illinois |
| The argument citing concern about a drop in financial support if a school's "Indian" sports team token is changed seems to fall flat when judged by other schools that have already retired similar mascots and nicknames. | |
| Mascot talk turns to stereotypes' impact | 04/19/00 |
| Isak Howell | Roanoke Times - Virginia |
| As it continues to advance efforts to address the use of "Indian" sports team tokens in several public schools, the Unified Coalition for American Indian Concerns makes a film presentation for the Montgomery County Diversity Forum. | |
| Southern Poverty Law Center letter to trustees of the University of Illinois urging retirement of "Chief Illiniwek" | 04/14/00 |
| J. Richard Cohen, Legal Director Jim Carnes, Director, Teaching Tolerance |
Southern Poverty Law Center |
| Citing the need for all states to respect diversity and to comply with the law, the prestigeous Southern Poverty Law Center adds its support to the call for retirement of the "Chief Illiniwek" sports team token. | |
| Forum on Chief Illiniwek lets voices be heard | 04/14/00 |
| Sarah Riley | News-Gazette - Illinois |
| At a forum designed to solicit various opinions, organizations favoring retention of the racial token used by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, are outnumbered by those advocating change. | |
| Native leaders, Chief supporters debate on campus | 04/14/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited |
Chicago Tribune - Illinois |
| As part of the so-called "Dialogue on Chief Illiniwek," a special "intake session" is held where the views of those favoring and opposing the use of the "Indian" sports team token used by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, are voiced. | |
| If team names offend, must they change? | 04/14/00 |
| Douglas S. Looney |
Christian Science Monitor |
| Focusing primarily upon the racial slur used as a nickname by the Washington, D.C., NFL team, this item also provides a glimpse into related concerns. | |
| Another UI department says Chief should retire | 04/13/00 |
| Paul Wood |
News Gazette - Illinois |
| Joining their scholarly colleagues in the history and anthropology departments as well as various campus organizations and national organizations, a substantial majority of the English Department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, voice their opposition to the school's "Indian" sports team token. | |
| Team
Indian logos decline State may add to pressure on schools to drop sports nicknames and caricatures |
04/10/00 |
| John Kohlstrand |
Democrat and Chronicle - New York |
| As a statewide education department report on the use of "Indian" sports team tokens nears its release, this well-written article provides a look into the institutionalized, publicly funded use of such racial icons in New York schools around the Rochester area. | |
| She fights for dignity -- America's, not hers | 04/09/00 |
| Tim Giago | Spokane.Net - Washington |
| This complimentary article provides background and details about the disgraceful practices associated with the University of Illinois' use of an "Indian" sports team token that have been changed as a result of work undertaken by noted advocate and artist, Charlene Teters. | |
| Indians: Mascot names no honor | 04/07/00 |
| Meredith Goad | Press-Herald - Maine |
| The Council for Indigenous North Americans sponsor a mascot awareness event at the University of Southern Maine that features discussion by First Nations' students and others. | |
| A mascot whose time is over. Cherokees not pleased to be treated as a token | 04/06/00 |
| Mark Simon |
San Francisco Chronicle - California |
| Responding to a mascot controversy at Sequoia High School in Redwood City, the author makes some very good points about the issue and includes several excellent quotes from the principal chief of the Cherokee nation. | |
| Trustees ask alumni about Chief Illiniwek | 04/06/00 |
| AP-Author not cited |
Sun-Times - Illinois |
| In what may appear to be an effort to stack the deck in its favor, trustees at the University of Illinois distribute a letter to alumni asking for their input on the school's racial mascot. | |
| Forum discusses school logo issue | 04/06/00 |
| Author not cited |
MSNBC/WLUC - Michigan |
| At a meeting featuring noted First Nation's advocate, Winona LaDuke, about 100 people attend a forum concerning Marquette High School's use of its "Redmen" nickname. | |
| Ex-judge to moderate 'dialogue' on Chief | 03/30/00 |
| Julie Wurth |
News-Gazette - Illinois |
| A lawyer who was formerly a Chicago judge will seek to ensure that trustees receive input concerning the University of Illinois' use of an "Indian" mascot, logo, and nickname. | |
| Mascot resolution doesn't worry merchants | 03/30/00 |
| Mary Clarkin |
Hutchinson News - Kansas |
| Some merchants selling items emblazoned with "Indian" related racial icons show their lack of understanding about the issue and that they are more interested in the almighty dollar than they are about advancing social justice or racial sensitivity. | |
| Council
supports mascot proposal City backs group's condemnation of offensive team names, mascots |
03/29/00 |
| Mary Clarkin |
Hutchinson News - Kansas |
| A resolution condemning the
use of derogatory team names, mascots and symbols wins the Hutchinson City Council's unanimous support. |
|
| Apache mascot is not an honor | 03/28/00 |
| Editorial |
OCB Tracker - California |
| This insightful item provides useful perspectives, in general, and particulars concerning the institutionalized racial sports team token exploited by Arcadia High School. | |
| Cherokee
outlives its usefulness Sequoia students hope school will drop name |
03/28/00 |
| Mark Simon |
San Francisco Chronicle - California |
| Showing remarkable sophistication and initiative, high school students lead an effort to retire their school's century old "Cherokee" nickname. | |
| City council to discuss resolution condemning certain team names | 03/28/00 |
| Mary Clarkin |
Hutchinson News - Kansas |
| The Hutchinson City Council considers whether to support a resolution passed last year by the Hutchinson Human Relations Commission that condemned the use of derogatory team names, mascots and symbols, such as "redskins." | |
| Indian team names targeted | 03/23/00 |
| Ted Roelofs |
Grand Rapid Press - Michigan |
| A meeting is held to discuss actions that might be taken to address the use of stereotypic ethnic sports team tokens by public schools. | |
| Rialto students retire their mascot | 03/21/00 |
| Rubina Gulati | Press Enterprise - California |
| Setting a good example for adults to follow, middle school students choose to retire a 70 year old "Warrior" mascot and replace it with "Tigers." | |
| Sioux Nickname: Naming panel to add tribal representation | 03/21/00 |
| Ian Swanson | Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota |
| Responding to criticisms that the panel chosen to research the schools "Fight Sioux" nickname and logos did not have American Indian representation, two individuals are chosen. | |
| UI's Chief discussed in secrecy | 03/18/00 |
| Julie Wurth | News Gazette - Illinois |
| In a possibly illegal action, the University of Illinois trustees held a secret meeting to discuss an "Indian" sports team token used by its flagship institution, Champaign-Urbana. | |
| Group seeks more freedom to protest near Jacobs Field | 03/11/00 |
| Jim Carney | Akron Beacon Journal - Ohio |
| "A coalition of Native American and religious groups has gone to federal court to freely protest against the Cleveland Indians team name and the Chief Wahoo logo near Jacobs Field." In the past, the field, built in part with public funds, has been the site of illegal arrests of individuals protesting the team's ethnic sports team token. | |
| ACLU lawsuit seeks court ruling on Chief Wahoo protests at Gateway | 03/10/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | CBS Sportline - Ohio |
| "People wishing to protest on what should be considered public property have been prohibited from doing so and in some cases arrested in violation of their rights." | |
| Justice Department enters Onteora fray | 03/09/00 |
| Tinker Twine | Daily Freeman - New York |
| The U.S Department of Justice Community Relations Service will provide intervention to address strong resentment many residents express at the loss of their ethnic sports team token. | |
| 'Skins Fan Fighting a Losing Battle/DMV will probably revoke vanity plate | 03/07/00 |
| Chip Johnson | San Francisco Chronicle - California |
| A sports fan who insists on using a modified racial epithet on his vanity plate prepares to plead his case. | |
| State takes on Indian nicknames | 03/05/00 |
| Scott Scanlon | Post Standard/Herald Journal - New York |
| A good summary of the current situation in New York State concerning the decision to address the use of "Indian" sports team tokens statewide. | |
| Onteora seeks calm over mascot | 03/05/00 |
| Cynthia Werthamer | Daily Freeman - New York |
| The situation at a New York public school becomes so hostile that the school's board of directors consider bringing in outside mediators, including the U.S Department of Justice. | |
| Senate action on Chief Illiniwek irks trustee | 03/04/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | Daily Southtown - Illinois |
| A university trustee who once suggested a Native America student concerned about his school's "Indian" token might be better off at another college, gets upset because the Student-Faculty senate table a vote on appointees pending clarification of their views. | |
| Visit Only Inflames Apache Mascot Debate | 03/01/00 |
| Jessica Garrison | Los Angeles Times - California |
| A high school principal ignores the concerns of White Mountain Apache students and goes behind their backs to seek approval, an act that may now be coming back to haunt him. | |
| Ceremony to unveil replacement nickname, logo |
03/01/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited | Star Tribune - Wisconsin |
| Milton, Wisconsin, location of a bitter controversy over its "Indian" nickname and logos prepares to more forward with its new "Red Hawks" team name. | |
| Faculty group criticizes nickname commission | 02/29/00 |
| Ian Swanson | Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota |
| About 55 faculty members form their own committee and voice concerns over a commission's lack of tribal government leaders and the president's choice of a chair. | |
| Students protest over old mural | 02/29/00 |
| Author not cited | MSNBC-WTMJ |
| A school in Wisconsin that eliminated a particularly degrading "Indian" logo in 1992 while retaining its "Red Raiders" nickname receives protest over a remaining ugly depiction. | |
| Accreditation panel cites Chief riff | 02/26/00 |
| Julie Wurth | News Gazette - Illinois |
| Almost of a 35 page accreditation report is dedicated to the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana's mishandling of its "Indian" sports team token controversy. | |
| UND commission to study use of Sioux nickname | 02/25/00 |
| Ian Swanson | Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota |
| The president of the University of North Dakota names a commission to study the school's 70 year use of the "Fighting Sioux" nickname. | |
| Is Illiniwek's halftime dance nearing end? | 02/22/00 |
| Carlos Sadovi | Sun-Times - Illinois |
| Responding to criticisms leveled at the school by an accreditation organization, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, prepares to re-evaluate its "Indian" mascot. | |
| Scottsdale grade school dumps Indian mascot |
02/19/00 |
| Hernan Rozemberg |
The Arizona Republic - Arizona |
| Wisely concluding that it cannot "condone violence or divisiveness," a public school elects to change its "Tommy the Tomahawk" racial mascot. | |
| Danville school board votes to retain mascot |
02/17/00 |
| AP - Author not cited |
Boston Globe - Massachusetts |
| Ignoring the advice of its superintendent and board president, a school's trustees vote 3-2 in favor of retaining its "Indian" sports team token. | |
| Symbol becomes board issue |
02/16/00 |
| AP - Author not cited |
Daily Southtown - Illinois |
| "The University of Illinois' Faculty/Student Senate is balking at recommending two professors to an athletics advisory board until it learns where they stand on the Chief Illiniwek issue." | |
| U of I to revisit Illiniwek |
02/15/00 |
| AP - Author not cited |
Sun-Times - Illinois |
| This article appears to be a re-worked version of the next article shown below and essentially contains the same message. | |
| Chief
opponents skeptical U of I trustees promise to reopen dialogue on symbol |
02/13/00 |
| AP - John Kelly |
Daily Southtown - Illinois |
| Advocates working for change to the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana's "Indian" sports team token contend the school's trustees are disingenuous and that the outcome of any proposed new "dialogue" is already a foregone conclusion. | |
| School weighs activist’s demand to drop ‘Redskin’ nickname |
02/08/00 |
| Author not cited |
Foster's Daily Democrat - Maine |
| "One of three Maine high schools whose sports teams have the nickname Redskins, Scarborough is weighing a request by an American Indian group that the name be changed because it is offensive." | |
| Team name worse than statements by Rocker |
02/06/00 |
| Mary Mitchell |
Sun-Times - Illinois |
| "Too bad more of us aren't as disturbed by the offense Native Americans suffer every time the Atlanta Braves play. If we were, the Braves would have to change the team's symbol to something that doesn't offend any racial group." | |
| Protecting their history and sharing their pain Many American Indians hope that by dispelling ignorance they can keep from being trivialized by the majority. |
02/06/00 |
| Susan Aschoff |
St. Petersburg Times - Florida |
| From sports team mascots and demeaning references in books used in public schools to depictions of First Nations peoples on television, this article covers a broad spectrum of related concerns. | |
| Onteora
strikes a blow for civility School board shows class in dropping 'Indians' as high school nickname. |
1/28/00 |
| Editorial |
Times-Herald Record - New York |
| The area's largest regional newspaper praises members of a rural school board for their wise and visionary decision to change its schools' "Indians" sports team token. | |
| Kupchella
to form panel to study nickname Use of new logo won't be considered until commission completes its work |
1/28/00 |
| Ian Swanson |
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota |
| Seeming prepared to reduce a volatile race-related issue to little more than a popularity contest held among alumni, the president of the University of North Dakota organizes a group to study the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. | |
| Kupchella calls meeting; plans to name panel to examine issue in depth |
1/27/00 |
| Ian Swanson |
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota |
| The president of the University of North Dakota convenes a meeting of the school's highest internal governing group to discuss the "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo. | |
| Group urges school board to replace Onteora's Indian mascot |
1/25/00 |
| Kirstan Conley |
Times Herald Record - New York |
| About 75 advocates present their case which concerns a public school's mural of a sneering, tomahawk wielding "Mohawk" and related practices. | |
| National academics blast U. of I. mascot - Boycott proposed unless Chief retired |
1/20/00 |
| Sabrina L. Miller |
Chicago Tribune - Illinois |
| The prestigious Linguistic Society of America, American Anthropological Association and Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas call upon the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana to retire its "Indian" sports team token. | |
| Illiniwek again is Chief topic of debate |
1/19/00 |
| Carol Slezak |
Sun-Times - Illinois |
| Empty words without action continue to appear the norm for the board of trustees at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. | |
| Opponent of Chief says UI dialogue overdue |
1/17/00 |
| Julie Wurth |
News-Gazette - Illinois |
| Following a visit by an accredition organization that heard concerns about the University of Illinois' use of an "Indian" sports team token, the decision-makers at Champaign-Urbana indicate a small and cautious willingness to reconsider the issue. | |
| Drop the N-Word |
1/15/00 |
| Op/Ed letters |
Washington Post - D.C. |
| In a letter to the Washington Post, an attorney who is president of the Native American Bar Association calls for the NFL team associated with our nation's capitol to change its egregious nickname. Also includes a second letter in favor of retiring the racial moniker. | |
| Frontier gets new mascot |
1/12/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited |
Boston Globe - Massachusetts |
| After more than two years of divisive controversy, a Massachusetts high school does the right thing and changes its "Reds****" mascot to "Red Hawks." | |
| Hail to the Redhawks |
1/10/00 |
| Editorial |
Seattle Times - Washington |
| "[M]any of the schools with Indian mascots have dropped their tomahawks and goofy caricatures, and beefed up their teaching of Native American heritage. Taking that final step - finding a fierce new mascot altogether - is true sportsmanship. " | |
| Decision
on mascot, logo draws support
|
1/10/00 |
| Beau Wilcox |
Log Cabin Democrat - Arkansas |
| Wisely understanding that a racial mascot chosen 70 years ago may no longer be appropriate today, a college community reaches a compromise. | |
| Mascot debate divides school communities |
1/09/00 |
| Michelle Aguilar |
Boston Globe - Massachusetts |
| This balanced article provides coverage of the issue as it affects Frontier High School in Deerfield, Massachusetts, and New England in general. | |
Reds**** Rally Sounds Different To Indians |
1/08/00 |
| Courtland Milloy |
Washington Post - D.C. |
| After attending a rally for the Washington D.C. NFL team a columnist expresses a better understanding of the problems associated with "Indian" sports team tokens. | |
Hendrix retiring Indian-head logo |
1/07/00 |
| Jay Meisel |
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |
| A college in Arkansas heeds concerns expressed by First Nations about its "Indian" sports team token and decides to retire its logo while still retaining its "Warriors" nickname. | |
Seattle University hatches Redhawk as new mascot |
1/06/00 |
| Robert Sanchez |
Seattle Times (Washington) |
| After being informed of its inappropriateness by local First Nations and others, a Jesuit school wisely retires its stereotypic "Chieftain" logo and nickname that were adopted in 1938. | |
Board members survive recall election |
1/05/00 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited |
Star-Tribune (Minnesota/Wisconsin) |
| Although the regular election was only months away, a group of disgruntled citizens force a special election to recall board members who voted to replace an "Indian" mascot only to see their candidates lose just the same. | |
Milton
recall elections are tight races
|
1/04/00 |
| Kathleen Ostrander |
Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) |
| "Three School Board members who voted to drop the high school's Redmen nickname and logo were facing a close battle Tuesday in their effort to keep their seats in a special recall election." | |