The state's ban on Native American imagery in public schools violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said during a press conference at Massapequa High ...

WHAT NEWSDAY FOUND Nine Long Island school districts have either announced new names and mascots or said they will do so to comply with a state-imposed ban on Native American names or imagery ...

The bison debuted as Indiana’s official mascot in 1965, but it was quickly phased out in 1969. The school briefly adopted Mr. Hoosier Pride as its mascot ten years later in 1979. However, this version ...

IU Athletics officially announced Monday that the Bison has been reinstated as the official mascot of IU Bloomington. In late May, the athletic department confirmed the return of the Bison in a ...

But as the Chickasaw Nation member grew up and learned about his Indigenous roots, he came to see the school's mascot — a stereotypical Native American man wearing a headdress — as problematic.

Decades ago, for just a few years, drawing on the animal figuring prominently on the state seal, IU tried a bison mascot. It was introduced in 1965 and abandoned by the end of that decade.

Indiana had an official bison mascot in the late 1960s - to the degree that kind of branding was "official" at the time. The bison mascot is often seen in connection with football, and ...

The push for the bison was founded on Indiana’s history. They were once native to Indiana but were hunted close to extinction. Now, only about 100 live in a protected prairie in northwestern Indiana.

IU is about to have a mascot for the first time in over 50 years. Indiana University made the exciting announcement that the student government has voted for the return of “Hoosier the Bison.” The ...

The Sanford School District in the San Luis Valley announced Monda y it will drop the Indian mascot and become the Sanford Thundering Mustangs effective May 28 this year. That's just a few days ...

Native American News A town refuses to give up the school’s Native American mascot — and gets Trump’s support Published: Apr. 30, 2025, 3:41 p.m.