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(AP) — School districts should review the use of nicknames for sports loams and mascots to ensure they are not offensive, the stole Board of Education has decided The board met Friday on the Yakima Indian Reservation, where it heard emotional testimony from Indians who said team names like Chiefs and Redskins are offensive "If you want to honor Indian people. 1 suggest you name mountains after us." said 1 xiretta Wilson, a member of the Yakima Tribe who wept through out her statement to the board. Some members of area tribes said they had no problem with such nicknames, however The panel slopped short of recommending that Indian names be dropped after several members argued the issue should be decided at the local lev el. "If we take a stand, we could hurt some schools and tribes as well as possibly help others," said Marvin Norman, a board member from Enumclaw. The board also decided that all mascots, nick names and school names should he reviewed. "This is bigger than Native Americans." said Dorothy Hollingsworth of Seattle, the board's only black member. "If next year this is about niggers. I d feel equally hurt." Kathleen Anderson of Coupeville, the board pres ident. was directed to write a letter to the state's 29fi school districts asking them to review their use of mascots and other symbols, and to involve the community in the reviews. The districts will be asked to report back to the board. The state board does not have the power to ban nicknames that some groups might find offensive. Only the Legislature uin do that. There are about 31 high school teams with nick names that could lie associated with Indians, accord ing to the board. Elementary and middle schools also use such names. It was n coincidence that Friday’s long-scheduled meeting was in the towering Winter Lodge build ing of the state's largest tribe But tlu* location ensured plenty of testimony Wilson, of Kennewii k. wept during iter lengthy di*s» option of tlie humiliation such team nicknames have caused her family "I'm sure that there are Indian children in real distress over this today," she told the hoard. Wilson ns ountod how her daughter, a high school volleyball player, was called Saiajawea by other students, who also sometimes made tomahawk i hop gestures in her direr tion "1 consider that < ultural harassment.' Wilson said 'If you want to honor Indian people, I suggest you name mountains after us.* — Loretta Wilson, Yakima Tribe member Ioanna Meninick. a member of the Yakima Trib al Council, opened her presentation with a lengthy speech in the Yakima language When she translated, it was a searing story of being sent away at the age of five to English-speak ing schools, where she was taught to ignore her lan guage and her family's religious beliefs and values. "1 was whipped and beaten by your government." she told the board. "Now who is civilizing who?" Many speakers criticized the Washington Red skins football team for using that nickname in the nation's capital. "Utilize your own names.” Meninick demanded. Indian titles such as chief have specific meanings of respect, and should not be demeaned by inap propriate use. she said. Kugie I-ouis of the Colville Tribe, executive direc tor of the National Indian Athletic Association, said he considers use of Indian mascots a<x:eptable if the depiction is dignified. “1 would angrily denounce references that degrade Indians," Louis said. Don Hatch, a Tulalip Tribes member and a Marysville school board director, said he opposes a Iran on Indian mascots. “If vou take any of it away you are going to take [Mirt of the culture away," said Hatch, who was wear ing an Atlanta Braves jacket and Pilchuck Toma hawks shirt. Stan Jones, chairman of the Tulalip Tribes, said the Marysville-Pilchuck High School's Tomahawks nickname honors Indians. Mike Coibrese, the director of the Washington Intercollegiate Athletic Association, said the orga nization's Ixiard voted earlier this month not to take a position on the issue. ' The board of the WIAA believes this is a local issue." Coibrese said. Patricia Martin, direc tor of Indian education for the state, said the use of Indian mascots has a neg ative impact on Indian students In rec ent years some Indian groups have asked professional sports teams like the Washington Red skins and Atlanta Braves to change their names The stales of Minnesota and Wisconsin have banned use of Indian mascots. Portland girl has fun in new movie PORTLAND (API — An 11 yoar-old Beaverton girl sa\s she met lots of interesting people while making The Joy Luck Club. Melanie Chang plass the lead character, )une. as a young girl in the film version of Amy Tan's popular novel Her family traveled to San I rani im o earlier this month for a screening of the movie. Melanie and her mother. Annette, also attended the Port land premiere this week. Her piano-playing skill and fluency in Mandarin and Can tonese helped her land the part. Melanie says all her friends want to see the movie. 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