University Reverses Policy to Allow Mascot’s Return
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- University Reverses Policy to Allow Mascot’s Return
- Tribe dissidents face crackdowns
- Performing the art of American Indian dance: Tribal war veterans star…
University Reverses Policy to Allow Mascot’s Return
New York Times – Oct 28, 2007
The society’s Web site says it was founded to help the public “recognize the difference between an athletic mascot and a time-honored symbol of tradition and respect. “But in one sense he was a relic. The push to erase American Indian nicknames from college campuses began in the 1960’s in Indian communities and at universities. At the time there were thousands of athletic programs with such nicknames. But by 2000 the use of Indian mascots and names had disappeared from all but a handful of major universities. In 1991 the University of Illinois’s own student government association found Chief Illiniwek to be discriminatory and called for the mascot’s elimination.
Tribe dissidents face crackdowns
Cape Cod Times – Oct 28, 2007
This story is not unlike the secret casino deals signed by Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council leaders last year. It is also similar in that four of the Cape tribe’s members were shunned after they sought to gain access to tribal financial records and contracts tribal council leaders signed with casino investors. It’s a common story across American Indian Country over the past several years as outside casino investors align themselves with tribal leaders then help keep them in power. The investors want to protect their multimillion dollar investments. Among the neida about 50 people remain disenfranchised refusing to sign a contract saying they won’t speak about the issue said Schenandoah one of the banned members. They’ve had services taken away and tribe leaders have threatened to demolish their homes. Neither state and federal courts nor the Bureau of Indian Affairs will get involved… “If they have a change in leadership well they could be sitting on the outside and have no recourse just as the tribal members do” Maslin said. “So they learn how to manipulate the system and protect their investment by usually aligning themselves with a faction that’s sympathetic to their positions. “The American Indian Movement a national organization that has fought vehemently for Indian sovereignty has taken up the battle against corruption in recent years. Laura Wass a California representative of the movement has seen thousands permanently removed from tribal rolls in that state. “The tribal councils have been given so much carte blanche in handling the members that there are no absolutely no checks and balances” Wass said. Bureau of Indian Affairs spokesman Gary Garrison said there is no point where the federal agency would or could step in to deal with the issues of shunning or disenrollment. “If it’s an internal matter a tribal matter” Garrison said “that’s their prerogative and there’s nothing we can do about it.
Performing the art of American Indian dance: Tribal war veterans star…
Free with registration – The Tribune – AccessMyLibrary.com – Oct 28, 2007
(28-CT-07) Tribune (Mesa AZ). 28–American Indian war veterans and tribal members welcomed the public to the 24th annual Mesa powwow on Saturday by unfolding the event in layers. Booths along the per.
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