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University department head quits committee: Says'Fighting Sioux' image on floor is disrespectful. Grand Forks, ND. Lakota Times, AP 6-27-01
Rights panel hits Indian team names: But statement has no force of law. By Greg Toppo, AP. St. Paul Pioneer Press 4-14-01
Red Hawks to nest in Hiawatha Schools to retire Redskins mascot in May.
By MATT MOLINE and GREG BEBEMEYER Special to The Capital-Journal HIAWATHA
--
A trio of hawks will rule the roost next fall in Hiawatha's public schools.
Board members of Unified School District 415 voted unanimously Monday evening
to adopt Red Hawks as the mascot for athletic teams at Hiawatha High School.
Activist calls for boycott of Big Squaw Mountain ski resort By David
Sharp, Associated Press, 10/4/2000 22:28 PORTLAND, Maine (AP)
An American Indian activist called Wednesday for a boycott of Big Squaw Mountain
because the ski resort's owner decline to change the name despite protests
that the word ''squaw'' is offensive.
Native counsel sought on squaw controversy The Associated Press CHADRON
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The Dawes County Commissioners have asked the Chadron Native American Center
to help rename four geographic sites whose historical names are offensive
to Natives.
Indian
women come calling -- for respect
Group asks Idaho lawmakers to rethink their position on `squaw' in place names
Betsy Z. Russell - Staff writer BOISE _ Native American women from around
the state converged on the state Capitol on Friday, calling for respect and
decrying the use of the word "squaw" in Idaho place names.
3 teens hunted Natives with paintball guns, police say
VIDEO: Youths in car taped themselves during drive-by attacks; no charges
filed yet. (Video clips included) "We're going to Anchorage," one of the trio
says on the tape as they are leaving Eagle River. "We're going to nail some
Eskimos -- also known as muktuks."
'Where does this hate come from?'
PAINT BALL: Attack horrifies community; more people offer clues. By Don Hunter
And Peter Porco Anchorage Daily News (Published February 27, 2001) Videotaped
images of three teenagers targeting Alaska Natives in paint ball attacks shocked
and saddened community leaders and citizens alike this weekend. But not everyone
was surprised. In more than a dozen interviews Monday, people who had seen
the video or read about it reacted with the same words: "Horrible." "Sickening."
"Deplorable."
Continuing battle over American Indian mascots shows racism still alive and well on the prairie. by Tim Giago, Syndicated columnist St. Paul Pioneer Press 3-23-01
Fighting Sioux logo degrading, foes say. North Dakota students report harassment. by Paul Tosto St. Paul Pioneer Press 3-22-01
Wisconsin panel considering changing 'squaw' place names. Minneapolis Star Tribune 11-9-2000, reprinted from Associated Press
Tomah High School Indian logo at center of debate. Anishinaabeg Today 10-11-00
Minneapolis School District: Scout charters may be dropped; Gay policy is at issue. St. Paul Pioneer Press 10-10-00
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