The exception for tribal schools should be challenged. Make them choose full censorship or none instead of allowing them to virtue signal.
I'm part Native American...and I could not care a wit about names.
The Shinnecock Indian Nation?
A proud tribe well known for their plumbing skills.
‘Chief’ is not a Native American word, it’s a French word.
I for one am happy to hear that public education is doing so well in New York that the NY Board of Reagents has time to deal with schools’ sports teams names.
“Our desire is to elevate people, not diminish them.” Since the Indians were admired for their fierceness and bravery, teams were named in their honor, not to diminish them. So no more elevation for the Indians.
My high school teams in upstate NY were the Red Raiders. Looks like it is a goner.
Yes, better those people and cultures are made invisible and finally forgotten once and for all! These rich white women and their savior complex. I would be pissed about this if I were an Indian.
Yes, by all means do away with names that honor and respect Native Americans.
No Indian words should be allowed to be used for cities, lakes, rivers, or other places. Empty the libraries of all books about Indians, and take all the old westerns off the TV. Will that satisfy all the virtue-signaling liberal white people who are always pushing this crap?
Honchos? Honchos? The word is from Japanese 班長 (hanchō, “squad leader”).
Mention of American Indian fighters and leaders is forbidden, but in the first line the author insults* the entire nation of Japan. How long will this Nipponophobia stand?
*insult -> well, it is as insulting as warriors, braves or chiefs. Generally you pick something you respect as school mascot. My high school went medieval with their Knights mascot (and not the Sir Elton John type of knight, either).
I grew up in upstate NY and, as a kid studying the Seven Tribes of the Iroquois, I loved the Indian history of the state. I became even more interested after reading Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. I felt real pride in the Indian names, even as a kid. I'm surprised any Indian tribe is for changing school mascots.
| Adirondack Mountains |
| Allegany County |
| Allegany State Park |
| Apalachin |
| Asharoken |
| Ashokan Reservoir |
| Canajoharie |
| Canandaigua |
| Canandaigua Lake |
| Canarsie, Brooklyn |
| Cassadaga |
| Cattaraugus County |
| Cattaraugus Creek |
| Cayuga County |
| Cayuga Lake |
| Chappaqua |
| Chautauqua County |
| Chautauqua Lake |
| Cheektowaga |
| Chemung County |
| Chemung River |
| Chenango County |
| Chenango River |
| City of Canandaigua |
| City of Niagara Falls |
| City of Oneida |
| City of Onondaga |
| City of Oswego |
| City of Saratoga Springs |
| City of Schenectady |
| Claverack Creek |
| Commack |
| Conesus |
| Conesus Lake |
| Copake |
| Copiague |
| Cossayuna Lake |
| Coxsackie |
| Cutchogue |
| Erie County |
| Esopus |
| Fort Niagara |
| Genesee County |
| Genesee River |
| Genesee Valley Park |
| Hamlet of Chautauqua |
| Hamlet of Chenango Forks |
| Hamlet of Onondaga Hill |
| Hamlet of Ontario |
| Hannawa Falls |
| Hoosic River |
| Irondequoit |
| Jamaica |
| Kerhonkson |
| Keuka Lake |
| Kiamesha Lake |
| Lackawanna |
| Lake Erie |
| Lake Ontario |
| Mahopac |
| Mamaroneck |
| Manhasset |
| Massapequa |
| Mattituck |
| Merrick |
| Mohonk Mountain |
| Mongaup River |
| Montauk |
| Nanuet |
| Napanoch |
| Napeague |
| Neversink River |
| Niagara County |
| Niagara Escarpment |
| Niagara Falls |
| Niagara Falls State Park |
| Niagara Frontier |
| Niagara Gorge |
| Niagara River |
| Niskayuna |
| Nissequogue River |
| Noyack |
| Nyack |
| Oatka Creek |
| Oneida County. |
| Oneida Creek |
| Oneida Lake |
| Oneida River |
| Onondaga County |
| Onondaga Creek |
| Onondaga Lake |
| Onondaga Lake Park |
| Onondaga Park |
| Ontario County |
| Ossining |
| Oswego County |
| Oswego River |
| Otisco |
| Otisco Lake |
| Otsego County |
| Otsego Lake |
| Owasco Lake |
| Owego |
| Patchogue |
| Patchogue River |
| Peconic |
| Pepacton Reservoir |
| Poospatuck Reservation |
| Potic Creek |
| Poughkeepsie |
| Queechy Lake |
| Quiogue |
| Quogue |
| Ronkonkoma |
| Ronkonkoma Lake |
| Sacandaga River |
| Sagaponack |
| Saranac River |
| Saratoga County |
| Schenectady County |
| Schodack |
| Schoharie County |
| Schoharie Creek |
| Schoharie Valley |
| Seneca County |
| Seneca Lake |
| Seneca River |
| Setauket |
| Shandaken |
| Shawangunk Ridge |
| Shekomeko |
| Skaneateles |
| Susquehanna River |
| Taghkanic Creek |
| Taughannock Falls State Park |
| Ticonderoga |
| Tioga County |
| Tioga River |
| Tioughnioga River |
| Tonawanda Creek |
| Town of Allegany |
| Town of Canandaigua |
| Town of Chautauqua |
| Town of Chemung |
| Town of Chenango |
| Town of Genesee |
| Town of Genesee Falls |
| Town of Niagara |
| Town of Oswego |
| Town of Otsego |
| Town of Saratoga |
| Town of Schoharie |
| Town of Seneca |
| Town of Tioga |
| Tuckahoe, Suffolk County |
| Tuckahoe, Westchester County |
| Village of Allegany |
| Village of Cattaraugus |
| Village of Oneida Castle |
| Village of Oneida Corners |
| Village of Schoharie |
| Village of Wyoming |
| Waccabuc |
| Walloomsac River |
| Wappinger |
| Wassaic |
| Wawarsing |
| Wawayanda |
| Willowemoc Creek |
| Wyandanch |
| Wykagyl |
| Wyoming County |
| Yaphank |
Meanwhile, in good ol’ Southern Illinois, the name of the new Prospect League baseball team at Rent One Park in Marion, IL, will be: The Thrillville Thrillbillies.
I kid you not.
Yes!
They are being forced to use WOKE team names like Dealers, Dream Catchers, Empty Whisky Bottles and Sclapers.
What about the Fighting Whities?
The Fighting Teens playing against the Looting Youths.
Update...
The school’s super isn’t a profile in courage, is he.
Update...
An Upstate district just knuckled under.
Lovely lesson to teach your kids.