Tag: Colorado
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Via greeleytribune.com: Eaton teacher: Gov. Hickenlooper’s Native American mascot commission brings stakeholders together
An excerpt: Eaton High School is one of a few dozen Colorado high schools that features either a Native American nickname or mascot. The school has weathered protests and been in legislators’ cross hairs, including a failed bill this past year that would have cut state funding from schools with nicknames or mascots deemed offensive…
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Colorado House Education Committee passes a bill to limit Native American mascots
Here is an article from the Boulder Daily Camera on this. Here and here are other articles. We previously posted about this here, where you can see the actual bill. Matthew Campbell, a staff attorney with the Native American Rights Fund, testified on TEDNA’s behalf in support of the bill. You can see his testimony here. An excerpt:…
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Colorado House Bill 15-1165 – Concerning the Use of American Indian Mascots by Public Institutions of Education
Here is CO HB 15-1165. The Summary: The bill establishes the subcommittee for the consideration of the use of American Indian mascots by public schools (subcommittee) and requires the subcommittee to evaluate and approve or disapprove the use of American Indian mascots by public schools and public institutions of higher education (public schools) within the state.…
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Colorado In-State Tuition Bill
Yesterday, the Colorado In-State Tuition Bill was heard in front of the Colorado House Education Committee. You can learn more about the bill by following the above link. Matt Campbell with the Native American Rights Fund testified in favor of the bill. His testimony can be seen here.
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Colorado In-State Tuition Bill
Last year a Bill was introduced to provide in-state tuition to Native Americans from tribes with historical ties to Colorado. We posted on it here, here, and here. We also offered testimony in support of the bill, which can be seen here. Unfortunately, the bill did not pass. However, the bill has again been introduced…