I. S.A.I.D. S.T.O.P
Posted on January 9, 2009 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Indian Students Against Images Degrading Sacred Traditions of Our People
RESOLUTION REQUESTING PRESIDENT OBAMA TO TELL SCHOOLS AND OTHER SPORTING TEAMS TO STOP USING INDIAN MASCOTS
WHEREAS, I. S.A.I.D. S.T.O.P. was established by Indian high school students participating in the Circle of Learning project sponsored by the Omaha Public School District, Office of Indian Education’s Native […]
NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL INDIAN MASCOT POLL
Posted on December 8, 2008 - Filed Under POLL, Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
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TIMPVIEW DECIDES TO “HONOR INDIANS”
Posted on November 18, 2008 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | 4 Comments
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
Timpview High School, home of the Thunderbirds, is located along bench of the Wasatch Mountains in Provo, UT. What used to be a nice, quiet school has now caused an uproar among the local Native community.
A few months ago the school revealed the new outfit for the mascot. […]
HONORABLE MENTION: PHIL JACKSON
Posted on September 4, 2008 - Filed Under Honorable Mention, POLL, Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Phil Jackson, Head Coach for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, received an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater, the University of North Dakota on August 25th. Honor Indians Institute would like to honor Coach Jackson, not for his receipt of the honorary doctorate, but for his remarks to the UND community. Coach […]
REDSKINS
Posted on July 16, 2008 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
A mascot that “stands for hard work, integrity and a winning tradition.”
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to cancel the trademarks of the Washington Redskins football team. The judge held that the plaintiffs waited too long to challenge the trademark. The first “Redskins” trademark was registered in 1967, more than […]
INDIAN MASCOTS: A PAST GRIEVANCE, OR CURRENT ISSUE?
Posted on May 9, 2008 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Honor Indians Institute received an email a couple of weeks ago from Jill Beattie, a student at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky. She wrote and said that she wanted to write a paper about current efforts to stop the use of Indian mascots. She first needed to get the topic of her […]
NATICK REDMEN: A RETURN TO RACISM
Posted on May 7, 2008 - Filed Under Political, Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
The Natick School Committee is having a public forum tonight, May 7, 2008, for the purpose of giving the community an opportunity to share their thoughts on whether or not to keep the Natick “Redmen” mascot. The School Committee is hiring a “neutral person” to run the forum. School officials have also decided […]
NEW, MORE APPROPRIATE, CLEVELAND “INDIAN”
Posted on May 2, 2008 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
A recent editorial in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, entitled “Chief Wahoo Should Go”, encouraged the demise of the Cleveland Indians logo. We agree that it is long overdue for the retirement of Chief Wahoo, and the “Indians” mascot. The editorial cited Sen. Barack Obama’s recent speech on race in the United States […]
“FIGHTING SIOUX” MASCOT SHOULD BE SENT TO THE PENALTY BOX FOR NCAA “FROZEN FOUR”
Posted on April 1, 2008 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | 1 Comment
The University of North Dakota hockey team defeated Wisconsin to earn a birth in the NCAA “Frozen Four” hockey tournament to be played on April 10th and 12th. However, the NCAA should penalize UND for “hostile and abusive” conduct. The penalty should be to send the UND “Fighting Sioux” mascot to the penalty […]
MASCOTS THAT HONOR: LOUP CITY OPTION 2
Posted on February 25, 2008 - Filed Under MASCOTS THAT HONOR, Indian Mascots | 3 Comments
We have heard from Loup City about our proposed “new” Red Raider mascot, and apparently you are not too thrilled about it. We have another option for your consideration, which incorporates your existing mascot, but more culturally appropriate. Loup City is a predominately Polish community. We have “morphed” your existing mascot […]
RED RAIDERS
Posted on February 25, 2008 - Filed Under MASCOTS THAT HONOR, Indian Mascots | 4 Comments
It has been a month since Honor Indians Institute first introduced an alternative “Mascots that Honors” for the Loup City, Nebraska Red Raiders. We opined that it was the most “racist” Indian mascot in Nebraska, and probably the United States. After much examination and discussion, we still stand by that opinion, but with […]
MASCOTS THAT HONOR: NATICK REDMEN
Posted on February 13, 2008 - Filed Under MASCOTS THAT HONOR, Indian Mascots | 1 Comment
About a year ago, on March 5, 2007, the School Committee for Natick High School in Natick, Mass., voted to abandon the “Redmen” mascot because some considered it racist and outdated. A new mascot was supposed to be selected and in place for the 2008-09 school year. However, a group of “Redmen” […]
TO LOUP CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Posted on February 5, 2008 - Filed Under MASCOTS THAT HONOR, Indian Mascots | 2 Comments
TO LOUP CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
I would like to publicly respond to the good people of Loup City, Nebraska, specifically to Kaleb, who I hope to meet some day. Kaleb has questioned my opinion that the Loup City “Red Raider” Indian mascot is the “MOST RACIST INDIAN MASCOT” in Nebraska, and most likely the […]
“COMMIT TO THE INDIAN”
Posted on February 2, 2008 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | 4 Comments
Denis Savard, coach of the National Hockey League Chicago Blackhawks, created quite a stir at a recent post-game press conference, when he urged his team to “Commit to the Indian.” Chicago Blackhawk fans have taken to the quote and some are suggesting adopting it as the “unofficial” team motto. The Chicago Blackhawk […]
HONORABLE MENTION: FOND du LAC TRIBAL and COMMUNITY COLLEGE THUNDER
Posted on January 7, 2008 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Honor Indians Institute honors the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Thunder, located in Cloquet, Minnesota, for their first successful collegiate football season, but more importantly, adopting the “THUNDER” mascot. It was great to see a tribal school stay away from the tired “Indians, Warriors and Chiefs” mascots. Haskell Indian Nations University, […]
HONORABLE MENTION: CHAIRMAN RON HIS HORSE IS THUNDER
Posted on November 29, 2007 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Honor Indians Institute would like to honor Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Ron His Horse for standing firm in his tribe’s opposition to the University of North Dakota’s “Fighting Sioux” mascot. At a recent press conference held on UND’s campus, Chairman His Horse Is Thunder reaffirmed his tribe’s opposition to the mascot by stating, “It’s […]
TO: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Posted on November 15, 2007 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Honor Indians Institute wants to help you out. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has just said no to your “Fighting Sioux” mascot. Who knows what the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe will do. We offer to you, for a reasonable licensing fee, the rights to use our Alternative Indian Mascot, “FIGHTING SUE.” […]
HONORABLE MENTION: STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE
Posted on November 15, 2007 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Honor Indians Institute honors the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North Dakota for reaffirming their opposition to the U. North Dakota’s “Fighting Sioux” mascot. The tribal council voted 8-1 in opposing the mascot. Chairman Ron His Horse Is Thunder has stated that UND officials should use their 3 years to plan […]
ALTERNATIVE INDIAN MASCOT: DARTMOUTH BIG GREEN
Posted on November 1, 2007 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Dartmouth College has never adopted an “official” nickname and mascot. Initially, Dartmouth College was referred to as the “Big Green.” Sometime in the 1920’s, the College morphed into the “Indians.” The Indians lasted until 1974, when the trustees disavowed any reference to the unofficial “Indians” mascot. The Dartmouth Review has […]
IN HONOR OF HALLOWEEN:
Posted on October 31, 2007 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
THE INDIAN MASCOTS THAT JUST WON’T DIE
In honor of Halloween, the Indian mascot you thought was dead, rears its Jasonesque head. And just when you thought it was safe to attend the homecoming parade and game free of the fake feathered, tomahawk chopping, jingle dress dancing, Mary Kay face painted, beta pi pledging Indian […]
NCAA AND U. NORTH DAKOTA SETTLE INDIAN MASCOT LAWSUIT
Posted on October 29, 2007 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | 1 Comment
The University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux and the NCAA announced on Friday that they have agreed to settle their mascot lawsuit. Under the terms of the deal, The Fighting Sioux will have three years to woo, court, or bribe a Sioux tribe into agreeing to allow North Dakota to use the “Fighting […]
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT: WEEKEND INDIAN SPORTS REPORT
Posted on October 26, 2007 - Filed Under SPORTS, Indian Mascots | 4 Comments
BASEBALL:
INDIAN IN THE WORLD SERIES:
The Boston Red Sox named Jacoby Ellsbury as their starting center fielder for games 1 and 2 of the World Series. Ellsbury, enrolled with the Colorado River Indian Tribes/Navajo, has one hit in 7 at bats. He has scored a run, and he has 1 […]
HONORABLE MENTION: BOSTON RED SOX
Posted on October 22, 2007 - Filed Under Honorable Mention, Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Honor Indians Institute would like to honor the Boston Red Sox for defeating the Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3 in the American League Championship Series. As a general rule, I could care less who wins the World Series. The only exception is that it NOT be either the Cleveland Indians or the Atlanta Braves! …
TO: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ATHLETE YOU ARE EITHER WITH US, OR AGAINST US
Posted on October 19, 2007 - Filed Under Education, Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Honor Indians Institute recently honored LeBron James for refusing to wear the racist Cleveland Indians cap at a recent playoff game in Cleveland. We also called upon him to join us in calling for education and hopefully change, leading to the elimination of Indian mascots. We now make that invitation to all African […]
HONORABLE MENTION:UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAHA FOOTBALL TEAM
Posted on October 15, 2007 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Honor Indians Institute would like to honor the University of Nebraska-Omaha football team for defeating the 2nd ranked North Dakota Fighting Sioux, 28-17 on Saturday. It was probably the last meeting between the two schools as North Dakota is moving to division I next year.
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HONORABLE MENTION: LeBRON JAMES
Posted on October 11, 2007 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Honor Indians Institute would like to honor LeBron James for showing up to the Cleveland v. New York Yankee’s playoff game, in Cleveland, wearing a Yankee cap. King James says that he did so because he is a Yankee fan, and his friendship with Yankee icon Derek Jeter. Whatever his motivation, we […]
CONGRATULATIONS TO COLUSA SCHOOL BOARD
Posted on September 25, 2007 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Comments Off
Honor Indians Institute would like to congratulate the Colusa Unified School District Board of Education, in
California, for considering dropping the REDSKIN school mascot. The Board will most assuredly come under a great deal of criticism from those saying that the mascot is really meant to honor Indians and that the Board is surrendering […]