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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2002

Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye is calling on a school in Utah to get rid of its mascot, saying the name "Red Devils" is offensive to Native Americans.

Begaye wrote a letter to the Nebo School Board to oppose the Springville Red Devil. Students and staff at the high school voted yesterday in a non-binding referendum.

The board is deciding tonight whether or not to keep the Devil.

Get the Story:
Navajos Oppose School's Devil, Tribal leader says it revives an old slur (The Salt Lake Tribune 5/8)

Relevant Links:
Navajo Nation - http://www.navajo.org