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NYSED calls on schools to remove Native America names, logos & mascots
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Facing a Ban, a School District Fights to Keep 'Indian' Nickname - The New York Times
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The New York Times: Facing a Ban, a School District Fights to Keep 'Indian' Nickname » NCRC
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New York Schools Fight Over Team Names After Native American Mascot Ban - WSJ
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Native American civil rights - Wikipedia
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Owego-Apalachin Indians Out; New Name and Symbol Must Be Chosen
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Oklahoma high school changes American Indian mascot name – The Denver Post
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NY schools banned from using Native American-related mascots
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Fighting Indians
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For local Native Americans, a reckoning over hurtful images goes way beyond one South Philadelphia statue
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Indigenous people respond to state directing schools to drop Indian mascots - NewsChannel 13
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New York education advisory board: 'Warriors' nickname should not be exempt from ban
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Seattle: Why US city's ban on caste discrimination is historic for South Asian Americans - BBC News
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Native American Mascots Are on Their Way Out. Some Schools Aren't Happy. - The New York Times