'Conflicted' feelings in Tulalip: School mascot 'Tomahawks' to stay
MARYSVILLE — The school board voted Monday evening to keep Marysville Pilchuck High School’s mascot, the Tomahawks.
With the passage of House Bill 1356 in 2021, tribes could veto mascots they deemed culturally insensitive at schools with boundaries on tribal reservation or trust lands. The bill’s main sponsor was State Rep. Debra Lekanoff, the only Native American person serving in the state legislature.
Marysville School Board members voted 4-0 Monday to keep the Tomahawks mascot, but change the logo “to ensure that it does not discriminate or disrespect the Tulalip Tribes or any Indigenous community.” The board pledged to keep working with the Tulalip Tribes.
Board member Wade Rinehardt was absent from the meeting.
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