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In reply to the discussion: "Redskins" NFL name change is going to happen. Two leading contenders are..... [View all]JonLP24
(29,929 posts)29. It depends on the mascot
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Individual school districts have responded to complaints by local Native American individuals and tribes, or have made changes due to an increased awareness of the issue among educators and students. New Native mascots have not been proposed in recent decades, or are withdrawn before becoming official due to public opposition. For example, in 2016 when one of the teams in the National College Prospects Hockey League (NCPHL) was announced as the Lake Erie Warriors with a caricature Mohawk logo[109] it was immediate changed to the Lake Erie Eagles.[110]
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After receiving statements in opposition to the "Indians" name from the Penobscot Nation and the ACLU of Maine, the school board voted in March 2019 to eliminate the mascot at Skowhegan Area High School.[137] With the removal of Native American imagery associated with the "Warriors" name at other high schools, Maine becomes the first state to eliminate indigenous mascots in all secondary schools.[138] A bill to ban Native American mascots in all public schools passed the Maine House of Representatives and Senate[139] and was signed into law by Governor Janet Mills in May, 2019.[140]
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Few professional teams using Native names and imagery remain, several changing when they moved to other cities, while others went out of business. The Atlanta Hawks were originally the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (using an "Indian" logo),[155] and the Clippers were originally the Buffalo Braves. The Golden State Warriors eliminated Native American imagery in 1971.[156]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_mascot_controversy
I left out schools with relationships to Tribes. A high school in my city goes by the Warriors and their helmets look like Florida State.
I do think Red Tails is a better name but Warriors is fine if the mascot is generic.
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"Redskins" NFL name change is going to happen. Two leading contenders are..... [View all]
underpants
Jul 2020
OP
No one will take this seriously. I'm just glad that a slur won't be a nickname.
OrlandoDem2
Jul 2020
#44
I graduated from a Reservation high school where the sports teams are "Warriors"
PufPuf23
Jul 2020
#43
How about the "Washington Whites", in honor of one of our most famous USSC justices?
Goodheart
Jul 2020
#35
Warriors was the first name that came to my mind. That was my HS sports teams' name.
Fla Dem
Jul 2020
#55
Washington Wheels would be my choice, 100% safe and have contest for logo, win/win!
Brainfodder
Jul 2020
#100