'Dress up and play Indian': Why do civic groups use Native American symbols? Daniel Gonzalez, Arizona Republic. Fri, April 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM UTC. 11 min read.

The New York Board of Regents is expected to approve a policy barring school nicknames like “the Warriors.” A provision allows their use if a tribal nation endorses them.

It's also ironic that the adoption of Native symbols by civic organizations often dates back to a time when Native American children were being taken from reservations and sent to boarding schools ...

When the University of Illinois' Board of Trustees announced its decision to remove its 81-year mascot, Chief Illiniwek, on Feb. 16, 2007, it represented what many consider to be an important step in ...