Interesting twist: African National organization filed a complaint supporting such characters.
The New York State Department of Education is looking into the New York State Department of Education over allegations that it will withhold funding from a school district if it doesn’t change its Native American” Chiefs” mascot.
The African American Guardians Association claimed in a press release that the NY DOE and the New York Board of Regents “violated national civil rights law” by attempting to get the Massapequa Union Free School District to remove the emblem.
The country’s activities will be evaluated in light of whether they constitute “discrimination on the basis of civilization and national origin.”
Linda McMahon, the director of knowledge, said her department. ” may not walk by as the state of New York efforts to modify history and obstruct Massapequa’s ability to honor its history in its schools.”
According to McMahon, mascots from different ethnic groups, like Vikings, Fighting Irish, and Cowboys, are not in New York’s sights. She claimed that the express “has especially singled out Native American heritage.”
According to its website, the NAGA is a” collective of American Indian enrolled members and tribal descendents ]sic ] who support the stunning artistry of native identifiers in sports and the mainstream.” It” supports the polite use of Native American titles and images in public life, activities, and education.”
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NAGA specifically claims to support organizations like the Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs, and Atlanta Braves, which were forced to switch their names to” Commanders” in 2022 after two years of being the” Washington Football Team.”
( In the end, according to Newsweek, the Redskins succumbed to the pressure from businesses like Nike, FedEx, and Pepsi as a result of the name change. )
Maintaining a reputable existence in NY State schools is essential to educational equity, historic truth, and the legal rights of all American Indians, according to NAGA Vice President Frank Blackcloud, who firmly believes that his organization” stands firm in asserting that the preservation of Native themes and imagery in New York public schools is a matter of historical dignity as well as a basic legal right for all students.”
The NAGA opinion of African pictures supports surveys of African American opinion dating again to 2004. However, at least one review contests these findings and calls them a “form of light pleasure.”
Local characters are” stereotypical” and “harmful,” according to the National Congress of American Indians, billed as the “oldest, largest, and most official American Indian and Alaska Native” organization in the United States.
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CREDIT: Massapequa High School, NBC New York/Facebook
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