– Developing a checklist for affected schools to use in their self-analysis. – Continuing to monitor the use of mascots, nicknames, logos and behaviors pertaining to the issue. – Establishing criteria ...

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 ...

Ah yes, Major League Baseball’s post-season. “October Ball” is about to begin, and once again the low-budget baseball team from Cleveland will be absent. In fact, despite an exceedingly small handful ...

Children's impressions of American Indians : a survey of suburban kindergarten and fifth grade children : conclusions / League of Womem Voters -- The emergence of the Plains Indian as the symbol of ...

Damion Thomas, National Museum of African American History and Culture, moderates the panel discussion and Q & A on the topic of the first panel of the day, Contested Symbols in Sports and American ...

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 ...

To commemorate the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, the U.S. Mint will use Native American citizenship as the theme of the 2024 Native American $1 coin. The U.S. Mint annually releases a Native ...

The University of Wisconsin athletic department adds its name to those who desire to stop the use of American Indian symbols and names by athletic teams. We are concerned that the use of war chants, ...

More school districts will consider dropping Native American-themed mascots in response to directives by leaders in two states—Kansas and New York. Such mascot changes follow decades of nationwide ...