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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2002

Citing lack of support from the Native community in South Dakota and hostility from Indian activists, the woman leading the charge against mascots has dropped her fight.

Betty Ann Gross began a campaign against the use of Indians as mascots, team names, symbols and other imagery. A number of schools in the state changed their themes as a result.

Others balked, leading Gross to file claims with the Department of Education. She has now withdrawn the complaints and will no longer fight mascots, she says.

She is now running for mayor of Watertown, where an organization she started is based.

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Activist quits fight against Indian mascots (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 3/14)

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