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'Dress up and play Indian': Why do civic groups use Native American symbols?

In 1937, Phoenix was a small city isolated in the middle of the Arizona desert with a population of less than 50,000 people who, like the rest of the nation, were struggling to recover from the Great ...
Yahoo

Symbol of Native American history cemented in Sacramento's Capitol Park

SACRAMENTO — A new Native American monument was unveiled in Sacramento's Capitol Park. A symbol of indigenous history, the statue of Miwok leader and preservationist William J. Franklin Sr. is now ...
WGRZ

NYS school districts told they can no longer use Native American symbols or mascots in their school name

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Education Department put out a directive to all school districts across the state to not use Native American symbols or mascots are part of their school name, mascots ...
Newsday

State Ed tells schools to stop using team names, mascots depicting Native Americans

The New York State Education Department has ordered school districts to stop using mascots, team names or imagery depicting Native Americans by the end of the school year or risk losing state aid. The ...