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Native American Mascots Banni
May 23. 2012
c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 13
porters say the m ascots are a way
to honor Native American history,
evoking values o f strength and
bravery.
"It is racist. It is harm ful. It is
shaming. It is dehum anizing," Se-
ah-dom Edmo, vice president of
the Oregon Indian Education A s
sociation, told the board.
In 2006, the Oregon Board of
Education adopted a nonbinding
reco m m en d atio n th at sch o o ls
stop using N ative m ascots. A
handful did, but some small com
m unities have resisted the trend,
saying the nicknam es are a source
of pride.
"It's a chance for us to talk
about fam ily and tradition and
loyalty," said Jim Smith, principal
of Banks High School — home of
the Braves — who grew up on the
Fort Peck Reservation in M on
tana.
Banks has a logo depicting an
Indian head on the gym nasium
floor and walls, and even on the
hurdles used by the track team.
Some critics o f the ban said
they were concerned about the
costs of changing sports uniforms
and equipm ent, school letterhead
and street signs.
In some areas, schools have
worked with nearby tribes to change
their practices without changing
their nickname. Roseburg High
School, hom e o f the Indians,
switched a logo depicting a Native
American to a simple feather. Molalla
High School changed sports jer
seys to say "Molalla" instead of
"Indians" and stopped using a mas
cot dressed like a Native American
to lead cheers.
Students and teachers from
schools with Native A m erican
nicknam es packed tw o public
hearings on the topic. Some sug
gested they be allow ed to keep
their Indian nicknam es if nearby
tribes consent.
The board rejected that idea,
with board m em ber Artem io Paz
describing it as a "search for ac
ceptable levels o f racism ."
Native Am erican mascots are a
form o f oppression that contrib
utes to isolation among Native
Am ericans and its social conse-
quences, said Tom Ball, assistant
vice president of equity and d i
versity at the U niversity of O r
egon. Those include high rates of
suicide, incarceration and school
dropout.
Oregon Departm ent of Educa
tion officials say W isconsin is the
only other state to enact restric
tions on Native Am erican m as
cots. W isconsin's law, approved
by the Legislature in 2010, requires
school boards to prove that their
Indian mascots don't prom ote dis
crimination, harassment or stereo
typing if som eone com plains.
Dozens of W isconsin schools still
have Native Am erican m ascots.
The NCAA lim its the use of
imagery and names considered
hostile and abusive, and a debate
still rages over the U niversity of
North Dakota's "Fighting Sioux"
nickname and a logo with the pro
file of an American Indian warrior.
The Oregon Legislature voted
in 2001 to elim inate the word
"squaw" from geographic names
because many Native Am ericans
consider it offensive.
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