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Oregon Board Close To Vote On Native American Mascot Ban
Fifteen Oregon schools may have to change their sports imagery soon. A state panel could vote later this month on whether to ban Native American-themed mascots.  Oregon Mascots5/23/2013
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Legislators ponder mascot bill
(Oregon) -- A hearing on an Oregon Senate bill that would affect Native American mascots in the state’s schools is scheduled for a hearing at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May...
5/3/2013
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Tribal mascots harm Native students: Guest opinion
(Oregon) -- Reyn Leno wanted to set the record straight on the use of tribal mascots in Oregon schools, yet his remarks as chairman of the Confederated Tribes of Grand...
4/17/2013
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Mascots bill advances in the Oregon Senate
(Oregon) -- A bill regarding the use of Native American mascots by local schools, if a local tribe approves them, has passed the Oregon Senate.
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Senate Bill allows school districts to work with local tribes on mascots
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Senate passed a bill that would allow Native American mascots with a local tribes permission. Senate Bill 215 passed the with a 24-4 vote.
4/13/2013
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Editorial: Senate shows common sense
(Oregon) -- The state Senate struck a small blow for common sense this week when it voted to approve a measure that eases a policy barring schools from using Native...
4/11/2013
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Letter: Mascots hurt those of Native American descent
(Oregon) -- To the editor: First they said there is no credible evidence that Indian mascots are harmful. Then, when an overwhelming amount of federally funded, peer-...
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Oregon Senate Loosens State Native American Mascot Policy
(Oregon) -- On May 17, 2012, the Oregon Board of Education voted to ban the use of Native American mascots in the state's schools. The institutions were required to...
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State senate passes mascot bill
(Oregon) -- The Oregon State Senate passed a bill today that would make it easier for schools to keep their Native American mascots. The bill's lsponsor, Senator...
4/10/2013
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Oregon Senate Approves Lifting Ban On Native American Mascots
(Oregon) -- Some Oregon public schools may soon be allowed to keep their Native American mascots. The state Senate voted Wednesday in favor of overturning a ban on names...
4/3/2013
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Oregon Considers Lifting Ban On Native American Mascots
(Oregon) -- Oregon tribal members are lobbying state lawmakers to uphold a ban on Native American mascots in schools. A committee in Salem heard testimony Wednesday on a...
4/1/2013
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Legislation may allow some schools to keep Native American mascots
(Oregon) -- Roseburg High School may be able to keep its Indian mascot - if a bill in Salem passes. The piece of legislation, House Bill 3397, would allow schools with...
3/30/2013
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Bills would allow schools to keep Native American names if nearby tribes approve
(Oregon) -- The state Board of Education's decision to ban Native American mascots is less than a year old but attempts are already being made to weaken it.
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Oregon Legislature could alter mascot ban
(Oregon) -- Three bills introduced in Salem attempt to weaken the state Board of Education's 2012 decision to prohibit Native American mascots.
3/29/2013
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Lawmakers Hope To Reverse The Native American Mascot Ban
(Oregon) -- Two emergency bills were heard by the Senate yesterday in an effort to reverse the ban on Native American school mascots.
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Oregon lawmakers question public school ban on native mascots
(Oregon) -- The debate over Native American mascots is heating up again in Oregon. Legislators discussed bills Thursday to overrule last year's state education board...
3/28/2013
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Oregon tribal leaders split on mascot ban, bills to reverse it
(Oregon) -- Oregon lawmakers are considering overturning a statewide ban on Native American school mascots adopted last year, but it’s unclear if the effort will...
3/5/2013
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Three New Bills in Oregon Legislature Seek to Undermine Native American Mascots Ban
(Oregon) -- Three new bills recently introduced into the Oregon state legislature seek to undermine the state school board's ban on Native American mascots by...
2/24/2013
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LETTER: Some Indian mascots are OK [2nd Item]
(Oregon) -- There are those little issues that we never seem to be able to put to political bed. No matter how many times we think we have solved them, they pop back up...
2/20/2013
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Mid-valley legislators introduce mascot bills
(Oregon) -- One mid-valley lawmaker has introduced a bill that would eliminate penalities for Oregon schools choosing keep Native American mascots, and a second lawmaker...
2/15/2013
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Republicans aim to overturn Oregon Native American mascot ban
(Oregon) -- Some lawmakers want to overturn a ban on Native American mascots in Oregon's public schools, tempting another passionate debate between school boosters...
1/27/2013
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Oregon district suspends fight against mascot ban
(Oregon) -- The Roseburg School Board has suspended its legal challenge to the state ban on Native American mascots after learning that it was unlikely to win.
7/5/2012
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MORON ALERT: Team mascots show Native pride
(Oregon) -- What better way to honor our Native Americans than to name the heart of a school's pride, its mascot, after one of their own? What better way to inspire...
6/20/2012
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Philomath High will stay Warriors
(Oregon) -- Philomath High School is keeping “Warriors” as its school nickname, but the American Indian imagery that has been associated with the name since...
6/12/2012
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To End Racism, State Should Mandate Teaching Oregon Tribal History
(Oregon) -- The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, along with representatives from some of the other nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon, does not support the...
6/8/2012
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OP/ED: It was time to ban American Indian mascots in high schools
(Oregon) -- It wasn’t too many years ago that a high school in Eastern Oregon’s rustic Wallowa County made headlines by dumping its racially insensitive...
5/29/2012
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EDITORIAL: Oregon goes overboard with tough ban on Indian-themed mascots
(Oregon) -- Here is a draft of Wednesday’s editorial: Oregon’s new ban on American Indian-themed school mascots is a well-intentioned but misguided foray...
5/28/2012
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Harjo Revived? Oregon Board of Education Bars the Use of Native American Mascots by State High Schools
(Oregon) -- Twenty years ago, seven Native Americans brought a petition to the Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), challenging...
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Mascot issue: This could get complicated
(Oregon) -- The more you think about the state edict against Indian mascots and logos for school teams, the more potentially complicated it gets.
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BLOG: The Native American Mascot: Tribute or Stereotype?
(Massachusetts) -- In yet another chapter of a continuing debate, the State of Oregon announced last week that its public schools must discontinue the use of Native...
5/27/2012
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Tribe Disapproves of Oregon Banning Native Mascots
(Oregon) -- One of the 15 schools affected by the Oregon Board of Education’s decision to ban Native American mascots is Siletz Valley School, an Indian charter...
5/26/2012
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MORON ALERT: Speaking of Injuns. . .
(Oregon) -- So while we’re on the subject of Indians Native Americans, have a look at a news story in today’s Wall Street Journal on how political...
5/25/2012
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OP/ED: A mile in their moccasins
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Board of Education's ruling that Rogue River High School and 14 other Oregon schools must retire Native American nicknames, logos and mascots...
5/23/2012
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Tribe complains about state mascot ruling
(Oregon) -- The new state rule against the use of Native American logos and mascots by Oregon schools does not sit well with at least one Indian tribe.
5/22/2012
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Indian mascot ban irks Siletz
(Oregon) -- On the list of 15 public schools in Oregon that will have to change their mascots in the wake of a state school board decision last week to ban the use of...
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ODE bans mascot: Warriors may keep name, art sculpture
(Oregon) -- The State Board of Education voted 5-1 at its May 17 meeting to ban the use of Native American mascots in all K-12 Oregon schools that receive public funding.
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Two tribes call state's Native American mascot ban disappointing
(Oregon) -- Two Oregon tribes say they're disappointed with the State Board of Education's decision last week to ban Native American-themed mascots in schools.
5/21/2012
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EDITORIAL: State is right to force high schools to drop Native American nicknames
(Oregon) -- Roseburg has one of the richest high school sports histories in Oregon. The school has claimed five football state championships, six wrestling championships...
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State of Oregon passes strict rule against Native American mascots
(Oregon) -- The Oregon State Board of Education recently passed a new rule aimed at eradicating Native American-themed mascots, names, and imagery from all state-funded...
5/19/2012
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Editorial: Mascot overreach
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Board of Education might decide on Thursday to require 15 public high schools to do away with their mascots or logos, by 2017, because the symbols...
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Oregon bans all Native American mascots in schools
(Oregon) -- Every state with Native American mascots in some of their high schools, please step forward. Not so fast, Oregon! All Native American-themed sports mascots...
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Oregon Joins Wisconsin in Banning Native American Mascots
(Oregon) -- In a 5-1 vote on Thursday, May 17 the Oregon Board of Education decided the fate of Native American mascots in the state’s schools—they will be...
5/18/2012
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Lebanon board to challenge state ban
(Oregon) -- The Lebanon School Board on Thursday had no formal reaction to the state Board of Education decision to ban the use of American Indian names and images as...
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NIEA applauds the Oregon State Board of Education for ban on Native mascots
(Washington D.C.) -- National Indian Education Association applauds the Oregon State Board of Education for its decision yesterday to ban the use of offensive Native...
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Oregon Bans Native-American Mascots in High Schools
(Oregon) -- In what is being called one of the toughest restrictions ever placed on the use of Native American mascots, nicknames and logos, the Oregon State Board of...
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Oregon passes ban on Native American mascots
(Oregon) -- Public schools in Oregon, including Scappoose High, will have five years to scrap their Native American mascots following a State Board of Education decision...
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State Board votes to ban Native American mascots
(Oregon) -- Three Douglas County high schools will be required to retire their Native American mascots within five years following the Oregon Board of Education's...
5/17/2012
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BLOG: State Board of Education bans use of Native American mascots
(Oregon) -- Here is the latest in a statement from the Oregon State Board of Education: The Oregon State Board of Education today voted 5-1 to adopt a rule prohibiting...
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Mascot decision has implications for Philomath schools
(Oregon) -- The popular Warrior mascot at Philomath High School could be on its way out. The Oregon Board of Education voted 5-1 on Thursday to ban the use of all...
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Mohawk Indians mascot: 'I think it's fine the way that it is'
(Oregon) -- Fifteen Oregon schools will have to retire their Native American mascots and names after a 5-1 vote by the Board of Education on Thursday, which gave the...
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Native American mascots banned in Oregon schools
(Oregon) -- Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state...
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Native American mascots now banned in Ore.
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Board of Education has voted to require Oregon schools to retire their Native American mascots within five years or risk losing state funding.
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Oregon Bans American Indian Sports Mascots In Schools
(Oregon) -- Native American-themed sports mascots will no longer be allowed in Oregon public schools. That's the decision Thursday by the state Board of Education....
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State Board: Roseburg can't be 'Indians'
(Oregon) -- The Roseburg Indians have to come up with a new name. The State Board of Education voted today 5-1 in favor of the ban that would take Native American...
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With one of nation's strictest rules, State Board of Education bans Native American mascots
(Oregon) -- Under a new rule that may be the toughest in the nation, at least 15 Oregon schools must get rid of their Native American-themed mascots by 2017 or risk...
5/11/2012
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Warrenton School Leaders Count Potential Cost Of Mascot Controversy
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Board of Education will likely hold a vote Thursday on whether to ban the use of Native American mascots in schools. Warrenton-Hammond School...
5/9/2012
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Mascot issue on agenda for Amity School Board
(Oregon) -- Amity High School could have a different mascot if a proposed resolution by the Oregon State Board of Education passes.
5/7/2012
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OP/ED: Mascot solution seems reasonable
(Oregon) -- If Oregon's State Board of Education insists on imposing its will on a local issue, state Rep. Sherrie Sprenger's proposal to let school districts...
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Oregon Board Close To Vote On Native American Mascot Ban
(Oregon) -- Fifteen Oregon schools may have to change their sports imagery soon. A state panel could vote later this month on whether to ban Native American-themed...
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Sanford School Committee votes to stop using Redskins for teams
(Maine) -- The last high school in Maine to call its teams Redskins will retire the name, which is offensive to Native Americans and others.
5/4/2012
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Molalla students lead mission to keep Native American mascot
(Oregon) -- Three Molalla High School students are on a campaign to fight the Oregon Department of Education's proposal that schools eliminate their Native American...
5/2/2012
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Tribes speak on mascot
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Board of Education heard testimony about the proposed ban on Native American mascots for four and half hours at the state Capitol on April 27.
4/30/2012
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Proposal: Let schools, tribes agree on name
(Oregon) -- Opponents of a proposal to ban all American Indian names and images from use as high school mascots strongly supported a suggestion from Rep. Sherrie...
4/29/2012
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Momentum moves toward Native American mascot ban
(Oregon) -- A majority of feedback to a proposed public school ban on Native American mascots received by the Oregon Department of Education is in opposition to such a...
4/28/2012
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Lawmaker proposes mascot solution
(Oregon) -- Opponents of a proposal to ban all American Indian names and images from use as high school mascots strongly supported a suggestion from Rep. Sherrie...
4/27/2012
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Banks student travels to Capitol to save school mascot
(Oregon) -- When the national anthem concludes at each football game, as “home of the brave” rings throughout the stadium, students raise their fists in the...
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Hearing today on mascot ban
(Oregon) -- The “Warriors” nickname may be the only reference to Native Americans permitted under a proposed rule that would ban the use of Indian-related...
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Oregon Board of Education Nears Decision on Native Mascots
(Oregon) -- Oregon’s Board of Education heard public testimony Friday on a proposed rule that would eliminate the use of Native American mascots in Oregon Public...
4/21/2012
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Pride and Prejudice? / State education board considers banning Native American team names
(Oregon) -- Rogue River High School will be forced to drop its Chieftains mascot name and remove any related images if a State Board of Education proposal discussed...
4/20/2012
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Draft of Native American mascot ban presented to education board
(Oregon) -- A draft resolution presented to the state Board of Education on Thursday would require Oregon schools to retire their Native American mascots within five...
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Oregon Considers Giving Schools 5 Years To Retire Native American Mascots
(Oregon) -- A resolution presented to the state Board of Education on Thursday would require Oregon high schools to retire their Native American mascots within five...
4/18/2012
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As momentum moves toward Native American mascot ban, feedback shows opposition to change
(Oregon) -- A majority of feedback to a proposed public school ban on Native American mascots received by the Oregon Department of Education is in opposition to such a...
4/10/2012
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Oregon School District Digs In Its Heels On Native Mascot
(Oregon) -- An Oregon School District is digging in its heels against a proposed state ban on Native American mascots. The School Board in the Willamette Valley farm...
3/21/2012
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OP/ED: Indian mascot dialogue is overdue but could be costly for some schools
(Oregon) -- Laker and Pacer fans get to sit on the sidelines while one of the most fascinating controversies – public schools in Oregon with Native American...
3/13/2012
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HARJO: Ending Stereotypes in Oregon School Sports
(Oregon) -- After waiting in vain for five years for its public schools to voluntarily eliminate Native race-based sports stereotypes, Oregon is on the verge of making...
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Banks Braves mascot could face extinction
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Board of Education moved closer toward a proposed ban of Native American mascots and symbols at public schools this week, which, if enacted, could...
3/12/2012
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State: We'll consider team name changes
(Oregon) -- The state Department of Education has decided that there is enough information in support of a banning of Native American mascots to hold a public meeting.
3/10/2012
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Warriors prepare for name battle
(Oregon) -- Kiante Davis is well aware of controversy over the use of Native American symbols and team names. That’s partly why he chose to wear a headdress to...
3/9/2012
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Native mascot ban might be in the works in Oregon
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Board of Education will draft a rule that could ban the use of Native American mascots in high schools after hearing emotional testimony Thursday.
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Oregon considers banning Native American mascots
(Oregon) -- Angry at a halftime show depicting a bare-chested Native American boy with a target painted on his skin, Che Butler set out to force the Molalla Indians and...
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Oregon Board of Education one step closer to potential Native American mascot ban
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Board of Education moved closer towards a proposed ban of Native American mascots and symbols at public schools this week, which, if enacted,...
3/8/2012
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Education Board Considering Whether To Ban Native Mascots
(Oregon) -- Oregon's Board of Education met Thursday to consider a ban on Native American mascots in Oregon public schools. Board members heard from a broad panel of...
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Oregon Board Of Education Hears Testimony On Use Of Native Mascots
(Oregon) -- Oregon’s Board of Education met today to consider a ban on Native American mascots in Oregon public schools. Board members heard from a broad panel of...
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Oregon Board of Education inches toward ban of Native American mascots
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Board of Education will continue to take steps toward adopting rules that could ban Native American mascots from schools across the state.
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Oregon Board of Education to continue discussion on Native American mascots
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Board of Education decided to draft a possible ruling on banning the use of Native American mascots in schools after emotional testimony on both...
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Oregon considers ban of American Indian mascots
(Oregon) -- Oregon is rejoining a longstanding national debate over Native American-related mascots, nicknames and logos in schools.
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Oregon considers banning Native American mascots
(Oregon) -- Angry at a halftime show depicting a bare-chested Native American boy with a target painted on his skin, Che Butler set out to force the Molalla Indians and...
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Roseburg "Indians" may be a thing of the past
(Oregon) -- Roseburg High School, along with sixteen other Oregon schools, may have to change their mascot based on a vote in the State Board of Education Thursday.
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