FROM THE ARCHIVE
S.D. mascot testimony wanted
Facebook
Twitter
Email
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2001 The Department of Education is calling on Native American students in four South Dakota school districts to testify about Indian mascots. The department says the testimony will be part of its evaluation of mascots at the districts. The department's Office of Civil Rights is investigating claims the mascots are damaging to Indian students and wants to hear from students themselves. It is not clear from The Sioux Falls Argus Leader report whether the department will accept testimony from former students or parents of students. The civil rights activist who filed the complaint, Betty Ann Gross, says the low number of Native students in overwhelmingly white schools could discourage them from speaking out. School superintendents are also questioning whether students would feel comfortable speaking out. Some say they would allow their students to provide evidence. Get the Story:
Mascot foe hits setback (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 11/21) Relevant Links:
Office of Civil Rights, DOE - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR Related Stories:
Letter: Be quiet, Indians (11/6)
S.D. schools sued over mascots (10/17)
Affirmative action foe up for civil rights post (6/27)
One woman's mascot battle (8/27)
Schools don't attend mascot meeting (7/11)
Action on mascots by Commission questioned (4/18)
S.D. mascots discussed (4/6)
School debates made-up Indian legend (3/15)
Advertisement
Stay Connected
Contact
Search
Trending in News
1 White House Council on Native American Affairs meets quick demise under Donald Trump
2 'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture
3 Jenni Monet: Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on leave after fatal shooting of Brandon Laducer
4 'A disgraceful insult': Joe Biden campaign calls out Navajo leader for Republican speech
5 Kaiser Health News: Sisters from Navajo Nation died after helping coronavirus patients
2 'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture
3 Jenni Monet: Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on leave after fatal shooting of Brandon Laducer
4 'A disgraceful insult': Joe Biden campaign calls out Navajo leader for Republican speech
5 Kaiser Health News: Sisters from Navajo Nation died after helping coronavirus patients
News Archive
About This Page
You are enjoying stories from the Indianz.Com Archive, a collection dating back to 2000. Some outgoing links may no longer work due to age.
All stories are available for publishing via Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)