USEFUL DOCUMENTS
List of NC Public Schools with American Indian Mascots
NC State Supintendent of Education's Letter to 117 District Supts. Concerning NC State Board of Education's Action Statement (see below); Sent Oct. 31, 2002
NC State Board of Education 'Action Statement' Passed June 6, 2002
NC Advisory Council on Indian Education Resolution Passed February 26, 2002
NC Commission on Indian Affairs Resolution Passed June 9, 2000
United States Civil Rights Commission Statement Passed April 13, 2001
State Superintendent's Letter to Buncombe County Public Schools February 9, 1998
--urging BCPS to drop 'Warriors & Squaws' at Cyde A. Erwin High School
Report on Sacred American Indian Imagery used offensively at Clyde A Erwin
High School
by Dr. Jace Weaver, Yale University, August 30, 1999
Report on Native American Imagery, Clyde A. Erwin High School, Buncombe County, NC by Former Principal Chief Joyce C. Dugan and B. Lynne Harland, March 31, 2000
'Honoring Indians': Questions for Educators Prepared by NCMEAG, lists questions for discussion by educators, students, and parents
CURRENT EVENTS
October 2005 American School Board Journal: "Mascots and Meaning: How one district worked through the emotional issue of changing team logos. By Dr. Terry Grier, Superintendent, Guilford County Public SchoolsJanuary 11, 2005 Durham Herald-Sun:"Webb High to drop Indian from Warriors" Oxford High School in Granville County will unveil its new Warrior (without Indian imagery or reference) January 25. Brings to 29 NC public schools dropping the 'Indian' mascot. (Note: article has an error, 40% not "over half" of the 72 original schools with 'Indian' mascots have dropped them.)
November 28, 2004 Charlotte Observer: Northwest Middle School changes nickname to Titans
Cabarrus County middle school takes big step after study of mascot issue
January 14, 2004 News & Record (Greensboro):
"Guilford schools board forbids Indian mascots" Guilford County Board of
Education (107 schools/66,000 students) votes 9 to 1 to develop a policy to end 'Indian'
sport mascots at the two high schools with them;
Read
NCMEAG's statement to the Board
Read NCMEAG's
letter to Southern Guilford Principal
Also read High Point Enterprise coverage of the
Board meeting
April 30, 2003 News & Observer: "Mascots That Offend" by Dennis Rogers Article raises questions and issues pertaining to NC State Board of Education's efforts; also includes question for readers: "Should NC schools eliminate Indian sport mascots?"
March 29, 2003 Virginian-Pilot: NC School Districts Rethinking Use Of Indian Mascots
Focus on Manteo High School 'Redskins' Manteo, NC Dare County
March 28, 2003 Associated Press: One NC School System not ready to get rid of Indian mascots
Focus on South Stokes High School, "Mighty Sauras" Walnut Cove, NC Stokes County
February 17, 2003 WNCCEIB's email to Principals of NC public schools with American Indian mascots. Suggestions and resources for schools.
October 31, 2002 NC State Supintendent of Education's Letter to 117 District Supts. Concerning NC State Board of Education's Action Statement (see below)
June 6, 2002, N.C.State Board of Education Passes Resolution Regarding Indian Sport Mascots
June 5, 2002, The Charlotte Observer: "Indian mascot moniker at issue: N.C. board may ask schools to revisit images of Native Americans"
-article by reporter Anna Griffin, the CO's Raleigh Bureau
May 19, 2002,
State School Board Chair corrects April 30, 2002 Asheville Citizen-Times editorial
-He wants it understood that the State Board is not calling for elimination of Indian mascots but will vote only for school distircts to study and review the issue
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