Tag: Not Your Mascot
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Adidas offers to help eliminate Native American mascots
An excerpt: PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Adidas is offering to help high schools nationwide drop Native American mascots. The athletic shoe and apparel maker said Thursday it will provide free design resources to schools looking to shelve Native American mascots, nicknames, imagery or symbolism. The German company also pledged to provide financial support to ensure…
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CO Mascot Bill Fails
CO HB 1165 – Use of American Indian Mascots – failed in the Republican controlled Senate State Affairs committee last week. While this is not a shock, it is disappointing. Representative Salazar, who introduced the bill, has vowed to re-introduce the bill again next year. You can see TEDNA and NARF’s testimony in support of…
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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.…