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The state Education Department released a document this week that details steps for the removal of Indigenous names, mascots and logos. Since a ban was passed, community members have expressed concern and confusion about how it should be implemented.
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New York will soon enact a law to protect the remains of Indigenous people and others found in unmarked graves.
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Students and administrators in one New York school district are wrestling with how to respond to the state’s newly approved ban on the use of Native American-themed logos and names.
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Germain Smith, a Shinnecock tribal leader, responds to common arguments by school districts in opposition to the ban on Native American names, mascots and imagery in public schools in New York.
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The New York Board of Regents unanimously voted to ban public schools from using Native American mascots, names, logos and other imagery.
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The Board of Regents will discuss a potential ban on the use of Native American names and imagery as team logos or mascots in New York schools.
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Nakai Clearwater Northup has founded a new company called Rez Life Outdoors to promote Indigenous perspectives on hunting, harvesting and cooking.
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Mohegan Tribe Elder Beth Regan wants to share the importance of Indigenous history. Inspired by the women before her, she wants to continue the tradition.
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Angelina Casanova has been leading a team to develop strategies for economic resources for the Mashantucket tribe outside of the gaming industry.
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WSHU’s Jeniece Roman spoke with Marilynn Malerba, chief of the Mohegan Tribe and U.S. Treasurer, about how Indigenous women from tribes in Connecticut have played a significant role in leadership for centuries.