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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." | |
2001 Mascot Issue Recap for 2001
12/27/01 Milford urged to change mascot name Michigan
12/16/01 Writer finds out what's in a name Kansas
12/12/01 School eyes final step in phasing out 'Indian' New Hampshire
12/08/01 End to Native Americans mascots urged National
12/07/01 SGA joins fight against mascots Illinois
12/07/01 Editorial:
Rename Sachems New Hampshire
12/03/01 Quinnipiac
University Board of Trustees Votes To Discontinue Use of 'The Braves'
Nickname Connecticut
12/03/01 Removing offensive imagery is right action Argus Leader, South Dakota
11/28/01 Md. Schools Reconsider Indian Team Names Maryland
11/27/01 Indian mascot draws protest California
11/26/01 Ridicule equals honor? Michigan
11/24/01 American
Indians object to 'Savages' team name Oklahoma
See the Southeastern Native American Council's web
site for details
11/23/01 Indian nickname fought in Durant The Oklahoman
11/20/01 Flint schools to gradually lose Indian names Michigan
11/06/01 Agency warned Huntley of lawsuit Illinois
10/28/01 Indian mascots still stir emotions Florida
10/25/01 Debate over mascot isn't over yet Concord Monitor, New Hampshire
10/22/01 St. Cloud State asks North Dakota to leave ' Fighting Sioux' nickname at home North Dakota
10/20/01 'Redskins' team name divides Marshall area Michigan
10/18/01 Indian mascot issue put in state board’s lap New Hampshire
10/18/01 Indian group hints at lawsuits; some schools reject change of mascots Texas
10/17/01 Watertown activist files complaints against districts for Indian mascots South Dakota
10/17/01 Schools sued for Indian mascots South Dakota
10/15/01
Florida
State U. protesters call 'Seminole' mascot dehumanizing
Florida
10/07/01 UND nickname gap may be widening into a canyon North Dakota
10/04/01 TIME FOR A CHANGE: College newspaper name changing Illinois
09/01 More Than a Mascot National - The School Administrator Web Edition
08/30/01 Keep memories, lose the mascot New York
| Sachem feedback minimal |
05/23/01 |
| Mark Willett |
The Citzen (New Hampshire) |
| Some city officials and others agree that the time has come for their community's school to end the use of an "Indian" mascot but urge citizens to voice their opinions as well. | |
| Woonsocket is making the right move with name |
05/23/01 |
| Editorial |
Argus Leader (South Dakota) |
| The Woonsocket school's decision to retire its "Indian" sport token is applauded and other schools using similar identity symbols are encouraged to follow the lead. | |
| S.D. school officials discuss Indian mascots |
05/22/01 |
| Terry Woster |
Argus Leader (South Dakota) |
| The Minority Resource Center in Watertown hosts a meeting to discuss the public school use of "Indian" sports team tokens and warns that expensive and unnecessary legal action may follow if such uses are not abandoned. | |
| Woonsocket to change mascot |
05/21/01 |
| Robert Pore |
Plainsman (South Dakota) |
| After attending a meeting hosted by a minority rights advocacy organization a school board president and superintendent successfully advance changes to their school's "Redmen" sports team nickname. | |
| Native American nicknames in high schools should be challenged |
05/17/01 |
| J.C. Clemmons |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia) |
| Citing official positions taken by the NCAA and United States Commission on Civil rights an Atlanta sports columnist chides public schools in Georgia to change their "Indian" related sports team tokens. | |
| Indian logo bill targets 42 state schools |
05/17/01 |
| Keith Uhlig |
Wausau Daily Herald (Wisconsin) |
| A bill sponsored by two Wisconsin state legislators would compel 42 Wisconsin school districts to abandon their American Indian mascots by 2004" | |
| Logos offend Native Americans |
05/14/01 |
| Sean T. McMann |
Poughkeepsie Journal (New York) |
| Predictable arguments in defense of using "Indian" sports team tokens are cited in reaction to the New York State Education Departments call for replacement of the outdated, race-related nicknames, symbols, logos, and mascots. | |
| Southwestern College teams are jaguars now |
05/10/01 |
| Chris Moran |
Union-Tribune (California) |
| Following its President's recommendation, along with support from coaches and student government leaders, Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California, wisely elects to change its "Apaches" mascot to "Jaguars." | |
| Mascot 'tribute' is an insult to many American Indians |
05/06/01 |
| Marcus Thompson II |
Contracosta Times (California) |
| California schools find they are not exempt from the controversy arising because of their use of "Indian" sports team tokens. | |
| One look at Wahoo: It's a no-brainer |
05/05/01 |
| Rick Barry |
Tampa Tribune (National/Florida) |
| The "Indian" sports team token used by the Cleveland MLB team continues to bring negative publicity while, at the same time, American Indian advocates in Florida try to get a school district to honor its pledge to open a dialogue on a related matter. | |
| Parsippany Redskins no more |
05/04/01 |
| Matthew Katz |
Daily Record (New Jersey) |
| Stating that "When one has to make a decision based on principle … no amount of public opinion can change the meaning of the word ‘Redskin’ from its derogatory origin," a school district superintendent shows good judgment and strong leadership by affecting change to his schools' racial slur nickname. | |
| Board mixed over `Redskins' mascot |
04/27/01 |
| Rita Farrandino |
CoopersTown Crier (New York) |
| A school district in the home of 19th century American author, James Fenimore Cooper, who is sometimes credited with creating the "noble savage" stereotype begins to deal with its use of an egregious racial slur for its sports teams. | |
| The R Word |
04/27/01 |
| Dave McKenna |
Washington City Paper (D.C.) |
| A retired educator and life-long fan of the Washington, D.C., NFL football team undertakes efforts to convince schools and the Washington team to change their racial slur nickname. | |
| Suit threatened over name |
04/26/01 |
| Ruth E. Igoe |
Chicago Tribune (Illinois) |
| "An organization of American Indian lawyers voted Wednesday to pursue a civil rights lawsuit against Huntley School District 158, after school board members voted last week to keep their Redskins mascot." | |
| Board moves away from 'Warriors' name |
04/25/01 |
| Dick Dawson |
Buffalo News (New York) |
| "'Warriors' may be on
the way out as the nickname and mascot of Cheektowaga Central school sports teams and affiliated clubs because of increasing national sensitivity to Native Americans." |
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| Parsippany re-examines mascot name |
04/24/01 |
| Matthew Katz |
Daily Record (New Jersey) |
| " In light of a call by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that all public schools and colleges stop the use of Native American symbols and mascots in their sports programs, the school board will once again consider whether "Redskins" should remain the symbol of Parsippany High School athletic teams." | |
| Mascot Skirmish Goes Local |
04/24/01 |
| Manuel Perez-Rivas |
Washington Post (Maryland) |
| The Poolsville, MD, school district finds that its institutionalized use of a race-related "Indian" sports team token causes controversy and inspires knee-jerk reactions. | |
| Niles West school's team name to be Wolves |
04/24/01 |
| Author not cited |
Chicago Tribune (Illinois) |
| A school that wisely opted to retire its "Indians" nickname in the fall of 2000 suffers no ill effects and chooses a new team symbol. | |
Commission Calls For End to Indian Team Names |
4/19/01 |
| Mary Ann Zehr |
Washington Post (National) |
| A general recap of the issue from Education Week. | |
Emotions still high on mascot |
4/19/01 |
| Jill Hoffman |
Roanoke Times (Virginia) |
| Closure has yet to be made in a Virginia community as individuals hoping to preserve a public school's "Indian" mascot rail against the right, if unpopular, decision made by the district's school board. | |
Huntley to settle nickname dispute |
4/19/01 |
| Ruth E. Igoe |
Chicago Tribune (Illinois) |
| A public school again finds itself in a divisive controversy over its use of a racial slur sports team nickname and related practices. | |
Every symbol tells a story |
4/19/01 |
| Mark Trahant |
MSNBC (National) |
| "There will come a time — perhaps soon — when we will look back on this controversy and ask: “How could this ever have been so? How could one people violate simple principles of common sense, courtesy and respect for one segment of society?" | |
Who are the mascots? |
4/19/01 |
| Editorial |
Seattle Times (National) |
| "Having always been the Indians or Warriors is no excuse to keep wounding cultural sensitivities. Likewise it does not matter if the name was adopted as a tribute, historical reference or other seemingly praiseworthy point of pride." | |
Board: School's mascot must go |
4/13/01 |
| Jill Hoffman |
Roanoke Times (Virginia) |
| " The Montgomery County School Board voted to approve a policy that prohibits any race, religion, ethnicity or nationality as a mascot or logo in the district, and gives schools until July 1, 2003, to comply." | |
Board votes to scrap Indian painting, costume |
4/18/01 |
| Jennifer Dillion |
Concord Monitor (New Hampshire) |
| Although failing to go the whole nine yards, a school board wisely chooses to eliminate, "The cartoonish depiction of an American Indian painted on the gym wall" and "the practice of someone dressing up in Indian garb and cheering at high school events. " | |
Chicago Native Americans demand end of chief |
4/18/01 |
| John Reid |
Daily Illini (Illinois) |
| Illinois governor, Jim Ryan, is called to task for his support of the institutionalized, race-related "Indian" token used by the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. | |
End Indian mascots civil rights panel says |
4/14/01 |
| Meg McSherry Breslin |
Chicago Tribune (National) |
| The United States Commission on Civil Rights adds its important and significant voice to efforts designed to end the widespread institutionalized use of race-related "Indian" sports team tokens from public schools, universities, and professional venues. Also see: | |
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Rights
group calls for end to Indian mascots |
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Indian mascots are indefensible |
4/13/01 |
| Rhonda Holman |
Wichita Eagle (National) |
| A journalist calls attention to Kansas schools that have responsibility addressed the use of the "r-word" mascot or selfishly failed to do so and highlights other national news related to this issue. | |
Native American mascots, logos are out |
4/13/01 |
| Tom Grace |
Daily Star (New York) |
| Several public schools in central New York react in a responsible manner to the New York State Education Department's official statement as they retire or plan to phase out the use of institutionalized "Indian" sports team tokens. | |
Penfield board ousts 'Chiefs' |
4/11/01 |
| John Kohlstrand |
Democrat and Chronicle (New York) |
| A Rochester area school board unanimously votes to avoid unnecessarily divisive controversy by retiring its "Indian" related mascot that was instituted in 1953. | |
Mascot committee weighs its options |
4/10/01 |
| Jennifer Dillion |
Concord Monitor (New Hampshire) |
| A school committee evaluating the use of an "Indian" sports team token regroups after its American Indian members walk out following the introduction of motions made by the committee's high school principal chairman. | |
Red
Hawks to nest in Hiawatha
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4/09/01 |
| Matt Moline and Greg Bebemeyer |
Topeka Capital Journal (Kansas) |
| After retiring its egregious "reds****" nickname in December, a wise school board unanimously votes to adopt "Red Hawks" as its new nickname and symbol. | |
State: Indian mascots out |
4/06/01 |
| John Milgrim and Matt Smith |
Daily Star (New York) |
| "Native American mascots and logos have no place in New York's public schools and should be changed as soon as possible, the state's top education official ruled Thursday." | |
Peru, Saranac schools mull mascot future |
4/06/01 |
| Sam DiMeo |
Press Republican (New York) |
| Two New York school districts prepare to act upon the State Education Department's call for retirement of "Indian" sports team tokens. | |
Mills
calls for end to Indian mascots
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4/06/01 |
| Rick Karlin |
Times Union (New York) |
| After failing to take action on a related appeal that had been filed five years earlier, the New York State Commissioner of Education issues a long overdue statement calling for New York public schools to end the use of "Indian" sports team tokens. | |
University hit with restraining order in ACLU lawsuit |
4/06/01 |
| Ashley Kennedy |
Daily Illini (Illinois) |
| In a freedom of speech case that arose because of the school's institutionalized use of an "Indian" sports team token, a judge rules against the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. | |
'Chiefs' supporters speak out |
4/02/01 |
| John Kohlstrand |
Democrat and Chronicle (New York) |
| A Rochester area school addresses the use of a racial icon and endures the predictable reactions of those who prefer to selfishly keep the "Indian" symbol over respectfully heeding the wishes many American Indian people have expressed about the issue. | |
200 protest Indians' Chief Wahoo logo |
4/02/01 |
| Carl Chancellor |
Beacon Journal (Ohio) |
| "Nearly 200 chanting, sign-carrying people circled Jacobs Field in Cleveland yesterday morning to protest the continued use of Chief Wahoo as the logo for Cleveland Indians baseball." | |
Wahoo protesters see progress, plan demonstration |
4/02/01 |
| James Lawless |
Beacon Journal (Ohio) |
| After attending a weekend long conference on the use of "Indian" sports team tokens, more than 100 academics, Native American leaders, students, and members of the United Church of Christ plan a protest at the Cleveland MLB team's opening day game. | |
Wahoo has a foe in activist professor |
4/02/01 |
| Julie Wallace |
Beacon Journal (Ohio) |
| A New York professor of sociology who debunked the myth spread by the Cleveland MLB team concerning the origins of its team name continues to let her presence be known. | |
ACLU fights University in hearing Wednesday |
3/27/01 |
| Ashley Kennedy |
Daily Illini (Illinois) |
| Because of its heavy-handed attempt to prevent advocates working to retire the school's "Indian" sports team token from contacting potential students, the ACLU takes on a freedom of speech case against the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. | |
Commission might condemn Native American mascots |
3/26/01 |
| Lisa Schencker |
Daily Illini (Illinois) |
| Notice is given of an anticipated position statement by the United States Commission on Civil Rights concerning the use of "Indian" mascots. | |
Professors want to inform chancellor candidates on Chief issue |
3/26/01 |
| Abby Ross |
Daily Illini (Illinois) |
| Continuing to exhibit their need to suppress a true discussion on its institution's use of an "Indian" sports team token, the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Board of Trustees forbid professors from speaking with chancellor candidates about the issue. | |
Onteora board president unfazed by possible fed stance on 'Indian' names |
3/25/01 |
| William J. Kemble |
Daily Freeman (New York) |
| Displaying an almost pathological denial, a public school board president continues to ignore overwhelming evidence why "Indian" mascots such as used by his district should be abandoned and needlessly prolongs a community splitting controversy. | |
Haskell students do not debate need to educate |
3/25/01 |
| Jodi Rave Lee |
Lincoln Journal (Kansas) |
| Student's at Haskell University, one of the nation's oldest and largest Native colleges, share some interesting insights on the "Indian" mascot issue such as the dance troupe member who observed, "For the Illini guy (Chief Illiniwek) it's a costume," said Spotted Bear. "But when I put it on it's not a costume for me. It's who I am." | |
Natives decry UND 'Fighting Sioux' |
3/25/01 |
| Jodi Rave Lee |
Lincoln Journal (North Dakota) |
| A brief summary of one of most bitter and bizarre "Indian" mascot controversies in the country, the University of North Dakota boast having an ice hockey stadium build with the blood money of a Nazi memorabilia collecting alumnus. | |
'Fighting Illini' can't ignore nickname dispute |
3/25/01 |
| Jodi Rave Lee |
Lincoln Journal (Illinois) |
| A recap of the longstanding controversy that has brought unnecessary divisiveness and shameful notoriety to the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, because of its use of an "Indian" sports team token. | |
Teams, tribes battle to save their identity |
3/25/01 |
| Jodi Rave Lee |
Lincoln Journal (National) |
| A balanced summary of the "Indian" sports team token issue from a journalist in Nebraska who covers American Indian issues. | |
Mascots cause national stir |
3/24/01 |
| Thomas St. Myer |
Chronicle Tribune (Indiana) |
| Reciting the most banal "good Indian" stereotypes, Robert Bothwell, the superintendent of a public school district, serves as a good example of how even supposedly "educated" people fall prey to selfish and archaic racist attitudes. | |
ACLU sues U. of I. leaders over e-mail "Chief" warning |
3/23/01 |
| Author not cited |
Chicago Tribune (Midwest) |
| "The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit Thursday in federal court in Urbana to prevent University of Illinois administrators from taking action against faculty members or students who contact athletic recruits to talk about the controversial Chief Illiniwek mascot." | |
Midwestern universities condemn use of American Indian nicknames |
3/22/01 |
| Author not cited |
Detroit Free Press (Midwest) |
| A gathering of over 1,000 North Central Faculty Association representatives from Midwestern universities produced a statement condemning the use of American Indian nicknames for sports teams. | |
Lawyer suggests no ethnic school symbols |
3/21/01 |
| Jill Hoffman |
Roanoke Times (Virginia) |
| A Montgomery County (Virginia) School Board attorney seems to favor a district mascot policy prohibiting any race, ethnicity, religious group or nationality from being used as a school symbol. | |
Demeaned and Victimized Indians Say Sports Mascots, Ads Create Subhuman Image |
3/20/01 |
| Dean Schabner |
ABC News (National) |
| "American Indian activists say Indian-related nicknames and mascots for sports teams reinforce damaging stereotypes. " | |
ACLU criticizes UI's chancellor for Chief e-mail |
3/14/01 |
| Paul Wood |
News-Gazette (Illinois) |
| "The ACLU is taking Chancellor Michael Aiken to task for forbidding University of Illinois faculty, staff and students from talking to student-athletes about Chief Illiniwek." | |
Civil Rights Commission Considers Condemning Sports Teams Named After American Indians |
3/13/01 |
| Catherine Donaldson-Evans |
Fox News (National) |
| "The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will vote next month on a statement that would condemn sports teams or mascots named after American Indians as violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act." | |
Schools remove the Chief |
3/08/01 |
| Adam Jadhav |
Daily Illini (Illinois) |
| Exhibiting more courage, wisdom, and responsibility than Illinois' flagship university, Champaign schools removed all Chief Illiniwek material from hallways and classrooms. | |
Anti-Chief activists: Panel a stall tactic |
3/08/01 |
| Paul Wood |
News-Gazette (Illinois) |
| Once again showing that they have no serious intention of resolving the divisive, long-standing race-related issue on their campus, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, trustees continue to side-step and avoid their responsibility. | |
Puck politics |
3/08/01 |
| King Kaufman |
Salon (North Dakota) |
| "A Hitler-celebrating alum's cash convinces a North Dakota university to keep its degrading Indian mascot." Also see "Musings Upon The Fascistic Head Palace Theory Of Engelstad Noncontradiction" | |
U. of I. explores compromise on Chief |
3/08/01 |
| Meg McSherry Breslin |
Chicago Tribune (Illinois) |
| Decision-makers at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, show their cowardice by suggesting that compromise can be made on a civil rights, race-related issue involving their institution's use of an "Indian" sports team token. | |
U. of I. explores compromise on Chief |
3/08/01 |
| Meg McSherry Breslin |
Chicago Tribune (Illinois) |
| Decision-makers at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, show their cowardice by suggesting that compromise can be made on a civil rights, race-related issue involving their institution's use of an "Indian" sports team token. | |
Board faces changing climate surrounding Chief issue |
3/07/01 |
| Dave Parro |
Daily Illini (Illinois) |
| The many failures to responsibly address its use of a racial icon continue to bring shame upon the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and its decision-makers. | |
Wake up, Illinois, 'Illiniwek' is racist |
3/06/01 |
| Michael Bauman |
Journal Sentinel (Illinois) |
| The many failures of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, to responsibly address its use of a racial icon continue to bring shame upon the school and its decision-makers. | |
Chancellor Aiken warns group of possible sanctions |
3/08/01 |
| Wayne Drehs |
ESPN (National) |
| Appearing to care more about the sports teams at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, than he does about the school's use of a controversial race-related mascot, a decision-maker at the school reacts to advocates' new strategy. | |
Students, others want IUP Indians team names changed |
3/04/01 |
| Milan Simonich |
Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania) |
| A university that exchanged its "Indian" mascot in favor of a bear named "Cherokee" but retained its "Indians" nickname finds that half-hearted attempts at compromise on a civil rights issue will not end the divisive, race-related controversy. | |
Debate stirs strong feelings on both sides |
3/02/01 |
| Andrea Albright |
Topeka-Capital Journal (Nebraska) |
| Unscrupulous individuals seek to agitate a community where the school district wisely chose to retire the racial slur formerly used as its sports teams' nickname . | |
Anti-Chief group discusses recruitment deterrents |
3/01/01 |
| Drew Depriest |
Daily Illini (Illinois) |
| Because of the failure of decision-makers at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, to take responsible action regarding their school's outdated racial icon, faculty and others are forced to consider options for advancing their objectives. | |
Tribal leader urges Kupchella to intervene in protest charges |
2/28/01 |
| Ryan Bakken |
Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) |
| The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe asks the president of the University of North Dakota to drop charges against a student who was arrested while protesting the school's ethnic sports team token. | |
U. North Dakota mascot debate continues |
2/27/01 |
| Jeff Achen |
Dakota Student (North Dakota) |
| Well known personalities suggest they may get involved in the effort to change the University of North Dakota's "Fighting Sioux" racial sports team icon/nickname. | |
College considering dropping Mohawks nickname |
2/26/01 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited |
Boston Globe (Massachusetts) |
| Officials at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts consider changing its sports teams' "Mohawks'' nickname. U. North Dakota mascot debate continues | |
U. of I. nixed U.S. mediation on Illiniwek |
2/24/01 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited |
Sun Times (Illinois) |
| Continuing to show ignorance, deep denial, and gross insensitivity, the university of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana rejects a U.S. Department of Justice offer to intervene in the longstanding controversy arising from the school's use of a racial sports team token. | |
A Battle Over a Name in the Land of the Sioux |
2/23/01 |
| Andrew Brownstein |
Chronicle of Higher Education (National) |
| This insightful article provides a thorough review of the long-standing controversy arising from the University of North Dakota's "Fighting Sioux" and documents how the money of a former student, known for his fascination with Nazi memorabilia, influenced state officials. | |
Mascot decision under fire |
2/21/01 |
| Chris Smith |
Press Democrat (California) |
| After deciding to retire its school's "Indian" related nickname Tomales school board members concede to protesting students who cite stereotypic arguments for keeping the race-related moniker. | |
Team name divides Huntley |
2/19/01 |
| Chris Fusco |
Sun Times (Illinois) |
| A school that uses the egregious "r-word" nickname and has a trophy case featuring an "Indian head mascot" again finds itself in embroiled a divisive race-related controversy. | |
Native name splitting college |
2/18/01 |
| Jodi Rave Lee |
Journal Star (North Dakota) |
| The controversy stemming from the "Fighting Sioux" sports team tokens used by the University of North Dakota continues to receive national attention. | |
Call them the Red Storm from Scarborough |
2/18/01 |
| Author not cited |
Mainetoday.com (Maine) |
| Having wisely retired its "r-word" nickname that was adopted in the 1930s, a public school chooses a new sports team moniker and discovers that life goes as a new tradition is begun. | |
School Board to continue Indian mascot discussions |
2/17/01 |
| Jill Hoffman |
The Roanoke Times (Virginia) |
| A school board appears to be positioning itself for a narrow interpretation of the law to continue its school's use of racial sports team token and thereby risks unnecessarily prolonged controversy. | |
Camp ditches Indian motif |
2/16/01 |
| Clarke Morrison |
The Citizen-Times (North Carolina) |
| Setting a good example for others to follow, a camp eliminates the use of "Indian" related artifacts and names in deference to American Indian people who believe the use of their sacred imagery is offensive and disrespectful. | |
Huntley schools to survey public on `Redskins' name’ |
2/16/01 |
| Chris Fusco |
The Sun Times (Illinois) |
| Resorting to a tactic often used to defer decision making responsibility and retain a racial sports team token, a school board elects to use a predictable popularity poll to give the impression they are addressing their school's use of a racial slur nickname. | |
Sachem study panel to define word ‘mascot’ |
2/14/01 |
| Mark Willett |
The Citizen (New Hampshire) |
| A committee formed to review their school's use a racial sports team token discuss the spiritual aspects a respected community leader of often holds among traditional American Indian peoples. | |
Peru enters mascot debate |
2/14/01 |
| Marcia Lanphear |
Press Republican (New York) |
| Well-reasoned arguments by advocates favoring change to a public school's institutionalized use of a race-related "Indian" sports team token stand in contrast to some of the emotional, selfish, and absurd comments of those who would continue the divisive use. | |
Students want school to change nickname |
2/14/01 |
| Author not cited |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri) |
| Students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania take action to retire their schools "Indian" sports team nickname and a black bear mascot called "Cherokee." | |
NICKNAME CONTROVERSY: Human rights complaint filed against UND |
2/13/01 |
| Michael Benedict |
The Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) |
| A human rights complaint connected to UND's use of its Fighting Sioux nickname reaches the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. | |
New nickname not hard for ’Skins to find |
2/11/01 |
| Steve Ouellette |
The Press Republican (New York) |
| In a failed attempt at humor, an article drips with sarcasm and shows the writer's ignorance by suggesting that a public school district's decision to eliminate the racial slur formerly used as its schools' nickname was unimportant. | |
Chief issue hashed out at YMCA |
2/07/01 |
| Erin Carlson |
The Daily Illini (Illinois) |
| The producer of a movie promoting the "Indian" sports team token used by the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and an English professor who wrote a book about the mascot issue that the University refused to publish hold a public discussion. | |
Peru to join Indian mascot debate |
2/07/01 |
| Marcia Lanphear |
Press Republican (New York) |
| "The fate of yet another local school’s mascot will soon be decided as the Peru Central School Board considers whether its use of an Indian is offensive." | |
School
Board hears complaints
|
2/07/01 |
| Jill Hoffman |
The Roakoke Times (Virginia) |
| Members of a school board that chose to retain its "Indian" sports team token are rebuked by Native American leadership figures and the president of a local NAACP chapter. | |
Proposal seeks end to Indian teams |
2/06/01 |
| Greg Garland |
The Baltimore Sun (Maryland) |
| By a vote of 5-0 the Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs passes a resolution calling for the Governor to issue an executive order "directing all state agencies and urging county agencies and all county boards of education 'to discontinue the use, and remove all references to, American Indian descriptions which name mascots, logos, and sports team nicknames from their policies, publications, instructional materials and communications by June 30, 2002.'" | |
United Methodist Church to give $10,000 to anti-Chief campaign |
2/05/01 |
| Abby Ross |
Daily Illini (Illinois) |
| The United Methodist Church, whose official stance and actions favoring retirement of "Indian" sports team tokens is well-known, again makes a significant contribution. | |
School board: ‘Warrior’ issue is closed |
2/02/01 |
| Clarke Morrison |
Citizen Times (North Carolina) |
| A public school district whose refusal to responsibly address its use of "Indian" related themes brought action from the U.S. Department of Justice continues to exhibit its lack of openness and understanding. | |
Indian mascot at center of debate |
1/31/01 |
| Matt Moline |
Topeka-Capitol Journal (Kansas) |
| Faced with a U.S. Department of Justice complaint, public school superintendent, Milt Dougherty, displays his myopic and self-justifying rationalizations for preserving the racial epitaph used by his schools' sports teams. | |
Opposition considers legal action |
1/31/01 |
| Jill Hoffman and Isak Howell |
Roanoke Times (Virginia) |
| Following a vote by a task force that was swayed by popular opinion and failed to uphold the rights of the under-represented, advocates vow to continue their efforts to rid a public school of its race-related sports team token. | |
Blacksburg High School to learn Tuesday of task force's vote |
1/29/01 |
| Isak Howell and Jill Hoffman |
Roanoke Times (Virginia) |
| When questions are raised about its membership composition and objectivity, a task force created to study its school's use of a race-related mascot becomes a controversy within a controversy. | |
Use of Indian nicknames by media, sports teams is derogatory |
1/23/01 |
| Tim Giago |
Duluth News (Minnesota) |
| Just as he has for the past 20 years, the author, an Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and editor of Lakota Nation, a weekly newspaper, continues to offer reasons why "Indian" sports team tokens should be retired. | |
Sequoia's Symbol of Divisiveness - Cherokee mascot stirs school controversy |
1/20/01 |
| Mark Simon |
San Francisco Gate (California) |
| After months of controversy, a task force decides it's no great honor - for anyone - when one race of people uses another race of people as their mascot. | |
Va. panel hears complaints about Indian nicknames for teams |
1/19/01 |
| Bill Baskervill |
Pilotonline.com (Virginia) |
| Advocates favoring change to "Indian" sports team mascots face racist expressions from students including one for which a student was expelled for three days. | |
Redskins debate rouses Saranac Lake school alumni |
1/18/01 |
| Sam DiMeo |
Press Republican (New York) |
| Arguments concerning a public school's use of a racial slur nickname are heard by a board evaluating whether or not such an outdated and questionable practice is a wise choice. | |
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ISSUE: Tribal council assails ed board's action
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1/18/01 |
| Michael Benedict |
Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) |
| One of a number of North Dakota's First Nations reaffirms it position concerning the University of North Dakota's "Fighting Sioux" sports team token. | |
Engelstad's ultimatum: Keep UND Sioux name, or I'll dump arena, eat $35 million |
1/15/01 |
| Dale Wetzel |
Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) |
| A high-rolling businessman said to have a penchant for Nazi memorabilia essentially blackmails the North Dakota Board of Higher Education into retaining the University of North Dakota's racial sports team icon. | |
Higher ed board reacted quickly to letter |
1/15/01 |
| Michael Benedict and Stephen J. Lee |
Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) |
| Professors and advocates for changing the University of North Dakota's racial sports team nickname express dismay as the North Dakota Board of Higher Education does damage control regarding its spineless submission to a manipulative businessman's demands. | |
Indian
leaders hail Hiawatha
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1/13/01 |
| Andrea Albright |
Topeka Capital-Journal (Kansas) |
| Congratulating a school district for its leadership and vision, Susan Masten, president of the National Congress of American Indians, said, "For more than four decades, NCAI's member tribes have collectively gone on record strongly opposing the use of such mascots. These mascots in no way honor Native Americans. They are an unnecessary element of today's society and represent the last vestiges of a time thought long past when such stereotypes were commonplace." | |
Kupchella sets a new name plan |
1/12/01 |
| Michael Benedict |
Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) |
| The president of the University of North Dakota does the right thing and indicates he will honor the views expressed by American Indian nations concerning his school's "Fighting Sioux" nickname. | |
Activist wants mascot change |
1/12/01 |
| Ted Cohen |
Portland Press Herald (Maine) |
| Setting a poor example for students and the community, a public school administrator cites stereotypic rationalizations for maintaining his school's racial slur sports team nickname. | |
Bill for Illiniwek debate at $300,000 and growing |
1/12/01 |
| Associated Press - Author not cited |
Sun-Times (Illinois) |
| After citing potential loss of financial support from alumni if its "Indian" mascot was retired, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, spends over a quarter million dollars in an essentially meaningless exercise. | |
Exhibit sparks forum on racial stereotypes |
1/05/01 |
| Steve Litt |
Plain Dealer (Ohio) |
| The Cleveland Museum ofArt plans a daylong symposium Feb. 3 to tackle the subject of racial stereotypes from Wahoo and Aunt Jemima to the Taco Bell chihuahua. | |