The mascots can also impair race relations in the United States, claims Stephanie Fryberg, a cultural and social psychology scholar, based on studies she's completed. NCAI Reiterates Longstanding Opposition to Atlanta Braves' Mascot and "Tomahawk Chop" Fan Ritual as Team Plays in World Series(10.27.21), August 2021 Personally, as a Jew I would take offense to this and I'm hoping everyone else would. There are many sports teams and schools that use Native American themed mascots. Native American mascot controversy - Wikipedia The school board voted this week to retire it altogether after three nearby districts with sizable numbers of Native American students canceled lacrosse matches. After graduating, Newcomb became a teacher in Hanover, Massachusetts, where she helped lead her schools mascot transition last year from the Indians to the Hawks. The Redskin mascotalmost disappeared in June of 2013when the superintendent of the Teton School District unilaterally declared it would be replaced with something not considered offensive to American Indians. (Associated Press), identified more than 20 schools across the state for violating the law, Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. People could get away with this because tribal people were perceived to be extinct, the savages of the old John Wayne movies and a nice funny mascot for a sports team, said Maine state Rep. Benjamin Collings, the Democrat who sponsored the measure. State Sen. Jessie Danielson, the Democrat who sponsored the measure, said about 25 schools in the state still have Native mascots. But the World Seriesfeaturing the Atlanta Braves and their unrepentant embrace of the tomahawk chop chantserved as a reminderthat many fans are still attached to such depictions. Maine indeed, in mid-May, became the first state to ban its public schools from using Native American nicknames and imagery. Democratic Rep. Debra Lekanoff, the sponsor of the measure and an Alaska Native who is Tlingit and Aleut, said the bill is an opportunity to do the right thing., Native Americans are Americans, she said during a speech on the House floor. The organization's lawsuit argues that the Colorado law is unconstitutional and "unlawfully enacts state-sanctioned race discrimination" against the Native American residents the association is representing. The National Congress of American Indians, comprised of hundreds of tribal nations, said its members have been passing resolutions to oppose Indigenous mascots since 1968. The ban does not apply to schools located within Native American areas or to schools in counties adjacent to Native American areas, as long as the nearest tribe is consulted and authorizes the use of the name. The Confederate, heritage-not-hate comparison really isnt that much of a stretch, isnt it?