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mascots
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June 01, 2016
Native reactions to Redskins poll
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As you might imagine, the Native responses to the Washington Post's Redskins poll were more vociferous than the non-Native responses : ...
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May 24, 2016
Non-Native reactions to Redskins poll
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A few days after the Washington Post published its Redskins poll , some non-Native reactions: Why Dan Snyder Is Still Wrong About the Reds...
May 19, 2016
Initial reactions to Redskins poll
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Some initial reactions to the Washington Post's Redskins poll claiming nine of 10 Natives don't mind the racial slur. First, offici...
Washington Post defends Redskins poll
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After taking several hits from critics , the Washington Post tried to explain its poll's questionable methodology: How The Washington ...
April 19, 2016
Redskins in
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
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After its dubious Native plotline of Season 1, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returned with another Native plotline in Season 2: Kimmy Sch...
March 05, 2016
Approval sought for infantile mascot
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Douglas county schools move forward on mascot issue By Michael Sullivan Three Douglas County school districts have decided to take the nec...
February 21, 2016
"Mohawk Indians" seek Grand Ronde's approval
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In Grand Ronde: We'll Decide About Mascots , people called Grand Ronde chairman Reyn Leno a sellout and an "apple." Here'...
February 20, 2016
"Teach our history, keep Native mascots"
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A response to the ridiculous sound bite (above) from Grand Ronde chairman Leno: 'Teach our history, keep Native mascots,' Grand Ro...
February 12, 2016
Tulare Redskins "keep memory alive"?!
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With California banning the "Redskins" nickname in schools, mascot lovers are crying all over the state. Here's a prime examp...
February 03, 2016
The Grand Ronde Indians mascot
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In response to the Grand Ronde chairman's defense of Indian mascots, I posted the following: Our school has decided to call ourselves ...
February 02, 2016
Grand Ronde: We'll decide about mascots
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People were wondering why the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde seems to be involved in every mascot decision in Oregon . Here's an an...
January 29, 2016
Oregon's policy on school mascots
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People have been talking about the Oregon State Board of Education's policy on school mascots. Here's a typical story: With triba...
January 05, 2016
Slants vs. Redskins
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A court recently ruled that the government couldn't deny a trademark to The Slants, an Asian band. As many have noted, this ruling has o...
November 13, 2015
"Tolteca Aztec Indian" supports Redskins
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This "Native American" suggested we should take his support for the Washington Redskins seriously. Column: Vietnam veteran, Nati...
November 04, 2015
Davies: Mascot foes aren't reasoning
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Columnist James Giago Davies previously criticized anti-racism activists with the extremely weak "don't they have anything better ...
September 20, 2015
Indian wannabes = sports mascots
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A Facebook discussion of Indian wannabe-ism that applies to Susan Taffe Reed , Andrea Smith , and Rachel Dolezal : I don't understand ...
August 19, 2015
"Sioux Were Silenced" weren't silenced
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Forum editorial: UND, don't pander to protesters' transparent ploy to retain 'Fighting Sioux' First, they want the universit...
August 17, 2015
NCAA threatens sanctions for "Sioux"
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NCAA threatens sanctions for saying ‘Sioux’ By Bob Collins The NCAA has reportedly told the University of North Dakota not to let fans of ...
August 16, 2015
"Sioux" supporters = 5-year-olds
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If you haven't been following the "Fighting Sioux" story, UND's mascot lovers are now calling themselves The Sioux Were Si...
July 29, 2015
Sammy Sioux and Sally Squaw
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Too much energy wasted on 'Fighting Sioux' By Jane Ahlin Back in the dark ages (1967-68), consciousness-raising was big on the UND...
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