To understand the controversy surrounding Native American mascots, it is important to know the definition of a mascot. Mascot is defined as “a person, animal or object adopted by a group as a symbolic ...

In Brimfield, students have rallied under the “Indians” mascot for as long as current Superintendent Chad Jones can remember.

Why hasn’t the fuss over sport teams’ Native American mascots and names gone away, especially since Chief Wahoo, the Cleveland Indians and Washington Red Skins have been retired? Look no ...

To read more on the impact of Native American team names and mascots, see Kevin Gover’s commentary “Dear Dan Snyder: Don’t pick a new Native-inspired team name” in the Washington Post.

A plan in Springfield to ban schools from using Native American names, logos and mascots is heading to the House floor.