Canal Winchester High School's softball dugout, photographed on July 15, 2025. Canal Winchester is one of more than 20 Ohio high schools with the team name "Indians." (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio ...

As high school sports seasons start again, some fans may be dismayed to see that teams across Wisconsin still use Native American race-based mascots and logos. For decades, Indigenous leaders and ...

DENVER — The Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs met with six school districts on Friday to discuss the districts' progress towards removing Native American mascots. In 2021, Governor Jared Polis ...

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BOHEMIA, N.Y. — A school district in New York City's suburbs agreed this week to change its “Thunderbirds” nickname to simply the “T-Birds” in order to comply with the state’s mandate to retire all ...

In mid-June, the Trump administration reignited the debate over Native American mascots when it announced an investigation into New York State’s mascot ban. Since a 2023 decision by the state’s Board ...

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing banning Native American mascots in schools around the Commonwealth. The legislation, ...

For many Native Americans, the decision to replace the former names of Washington’s NFL team and Cleveland’s MLB team was not just symbolic. It was a matter of dignity, safety and cultural survival.