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Oregon lawmakers tackle ban on Indian mascots at schools
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Lawmakers in Oregon are pushing bills that would address a ban on Indian mascots at public schools.
Last year, the
Oregon Board of Education
voted 5-1 to prohibit schools from using
Native American names, symbols or images as mascots
. Affected schools were given until 2017 to make changes.
The
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
, the
Oregon Indian Education Association
and the
National Indian Education Association
support the ban. But the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
and the
Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde
say tribes should be able to support Indian mascots.
Senate Bill 215 would allow public schools to keep their mascots that tribes support. Senate Bill 501 would prevent the Board of Education from penalizing a school that keeps its Indian mascot.
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