Trump backs Long Island town’s effort to keep Native American logo

Shawnee District 84 opposes an Illinois bill that would ban Native American mascots - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News

WOLF LAKE, Ill. (KBSI) — Officials from a southern Illinois school district are speaking out against an Illinois bill that would ban schools from using a native American name, logo, or mascot. At Shawnee Community Unit School District #84, students play pickleball in the gym decorated with the school’s Shawnee Redskins imagery — a mascot that superintendent Shelly Clover-Hill said  is source of pride for them. “This area is rich in native Americ…

Illinois communities clash over symbolic mascots amid new legislation – KSDK (St. Louis)

The bills would prohibit the use of Native American names, logos, and mascots and restrict educational institutions from adopting or continuing the use of discriminatory disability mascots. The bills are still working their way through the legislative process, but they could change the way area high schools look in the near future.

Trump backs Long Island Indigenous mascot, rejects New York mascot ban

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — On Monday, President Donald Trump posted support for Massapequa Union Free School District’s bid to keep its Chiefs mascot. Backing a district that defied New York’s mascot mandate, he rejected the state’s "ridiculous" ban on Indigenous mascots. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Trump on April 21 urged Education Secretary Linda McMahon to throw her weight behind t…

Smith College ditching pioneer mascot after students say it’s offensive

Some students say it’s a symbol of ‘colonialist’ oppression and ‘Indigenous erasure’ Smith College is in the process of finding a new school mascot after some students deemed its Pioneer moniker to be offensive. The private women’s college in Massachusetts plans to introduce the new mascot in the fall, according to The Sophian, Smith’s student newspaper. Smith adopted the mascot in 1986 to… Source

Are all depictions of Native American mascots innately offensive? Let’s talk about it. - The Daily Iowan

I unequivocally condemn the use of insensitive or innately offensive imagery and language to promote academic institutions and athletic teams.  The use of inconsiderate images, costumes, and language referring to specific individuals or groups that are undeniably offensive should be removed from both public and academic spaces to better eliminate negative stereotypes within our society. Appropriating the culture of any group of people — especial…

Trump weighs in against erasing Native American names from sports teams

President Trump said Wednesday that it made little sense to force sports teams to get rid of names referencing Native Americans.