Native students and faculty at Eastern Washington University are criticizing the revival of the school's old "Savages" mascot.

The mascot was retired in 1973 when the student body voted to change to the "Eagles." But a student has created a "throwback" jersey featuring an image of an Indian tomahawk.

Roger Jack, a professor of American Indian studies and a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, attended EWU when the mascot was changed. "A lot of hard work went into changing it from all kinds of students, not just Native Americans. It is discouraging to see that the old mentality never left," he told the school newspaper.

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Retro jerseys offensive to EWU's Native Americans (The Easterner 3/11)
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Eastern Washington University - http://www.ewu.edu