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Washington finally shed the name, but 37 high schools haven't - ESPN.com , November 2, 2022
Hundreds Of Schools Are Still Using Native Americans As Team Mascots - FiveThirtyEight , October 12, 2020
Pro sports teams are starting to get rid of racist names. Hundreds of U.S. high schools still have them - Los Angeles Times , July 17, 2020
Will Native American mascots soon be a thing of the past? - Yahoo! News , July 16, 2020
The Deep History—and Troubling Impact—of Sports Teams Using Native American Mascots - Time Magazine , July 14, 2020
In Campaign Against Racism, Team Names Get New Scrutiny - New York Times , July 12, 2020
Activist Suzan Shown Harjo is still winning her fight against Native American mascots - Washington Post , September 23, 2019
The ‘Redskins’ are no more — at least in Lancaster, N.Y. - Washington Post , March 7, 2015
The 2,128 Native American Mascots People Aren’t Talking About - FiveThirtyEight , September 5, 2014
NY high school dumps Redskins precisely when owner Dan Snyder tries to use high schools to defend his franchise’s name - Yahoo! Sports , February 15, 2013
‘It’s derogatory’: one man’s four-decade fight against his town’s Native ‘mascot’ - The Guardian , May 29, 2021
Is US finally ready to ditch Native American names in sports? - Yahoo! News - Agence-France Presse , February 4, 2021
Keeler: If Washington can bury the Redskins name, why is Lamar still standing by its Savages? - Denver Post , July 26, 2020
How Native American Team Names Distort Your Psychology - Politico , July 16, 2020
'Chief Wahoo' out: the mascot debate - The Christian Science Monitor , March 15, 2018
US high schools continue to drop 'Redskins' mascot - Washington Times , February 14, 2018
'Midget' defenders need to grow up - Chicago Tribune , July 21, 2015
Why Washington's conversion from Redskins to Commanders is much more than a change of name - The National , February 4, 2022
Editorial: An order, not a request - Times Union , December 30, 2021
Crusaders No More: What Arab Christians and Muslims Think of Mascot Changes - Christianity Today , September 9, 2021
Town clings to racist Native American mascot that some find grossly offensive - Youth Journalism International , April 15, 2021
Twin Valley students push to retire the school's Native American mascot - Reading Eagle , January 22, 2021
A look at some possible replacement names for the Johnson City baseball team - Johnson City Press , October 4, 2020
Records show Tribes' wavering support of PHS Indians mascot - Idaho State Journal , September 15, 2020
A look at the history of racism in mascots at Stanford and schools across the country - The Stanford Daily , August 13, 2020
High schools are front lines in mascots fight - Indian Country Today , July 17, 2020
Could Austin ISD change some school mascots after ‘Redskins’ decision? - KXAN , July 13, 2020
Armstrong Responds To ‘Red Raider’ Counter Petition - Jamestown Post-Journal , June 30, 2020
"Some ideas for the new team names of Pascack Valley and Pascack Hills high schools" - NorthJersey.com , June 23, 2020
In Walpole, A Decades-Long Split Over Team Name 'Rebels' Reopens - WGBH , June 11, 2020
The end of the Red Raiders? Bellefonte alumni start petition to replace ‘harmful’ mascot - Centre Daily Times , June 11, 2020
As championship game nears, we remember the Macon man who once kidnapped LSU’s tiger - Macon Telegraph , January 11, 2020
When the School Mascot Is a Native American Stereotype - Yale Insights , September 25, 2019
As football season returns, so does sports name controversy - ASU Now , September 6, 2018
Sidelining the Redskins – How US sports are facing an identity crisis - Geographical , July 24, 2018
Local pastor, mother of children enrolled at Mason City Schools asks district to drop 'Mohawk' name - Mason City Globe Gazette , February 13, 2018
Native Americans Applaud Removal of 'Racist' Sports Mascot - Voice of America , January 29, 2018
Indiana school district votes to retire 'Redskins' mascot - The Daily Independent , July 28, 2015
100 YEARS OF KEWPIES: Hickman High School embraces unusual mascot - Columbia Missourian , October 9, 2014
New Haven Ninjas - SportsLogos.net News , August 24, 2012
NY school district ordered to drop its 'Indians' mascot and logo for good - WRVO 89.9 , December 2, 2021
This too shall pass, eventually - North Country Public Radio , July 17, 2021
Is It Time To Ditch the Warrior Name? - The Frederick Scout , November 26, 2020
‘You are not honoring me’: Native American mascot debate reignites at Illinois high schools, Part 1 - Bureau County Republican , August 5, 2020
Bellefonte High School Alums Want Red Raider Mascot Replaced - The Record Online , June 11, 2020
Tooth and Claw - Peter Georgiev , December 9, 2019
History in Focus: A mascot — An identity - Craig Press , September 13, 2019
Editorial: Eagles are a good comeback story; here's why - Roanoke Times , December 26, 2018
20 Most Popular High School Mascots - Insider Monkey , September 16, 2018
Sports Teams with Indigenous Names, Logos and Mascots Should get Benched, According to ASU Professor - Newswise , September 7, 2018
Native American Groups Want You to Know They’re More Than Mascots - TakePart , November 27, 2014
Voting For Minnesota’s Most Unique High School Mascot & Insights Into Other Team Names In Our State - Minnesota Prairie Roots , February 26, 2013