Warroad school's Indian logo discriminatory and illegal, group says

[sarisataka]

By Charly Haley
Forum News Service
POSTED: 08/16/2014 12:01:00 AM CDT | UPDATED: 2 DAYS AGO

WARROAD, Minn. -- A national organization is threatening to sue the Warroad school district over its use of an American Indian mascot, the Warriors.

The National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media sent a letter to Warroad Public Schools on Thursday, asking the district to begin transitioning away from using the Warriors logo, which is an American Indian head.

If the school district doesn't contact the coalition and start that process in 30 days, the coalition may pursue legal action, according to the letter, which cites the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 as making the logo discriminatory and illegal.

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Warroad, which is in northwest Minnesota near the Canadian border, has a significant Ojibwe population, many of whom do not agree with the coalition's attempt at getting rid of the Warrior logo, said Henry Boucha, a former NHL player and U.S. Olympian who is an Ojibwe from Warroad.

http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_26349638/warroad-schools-indian-logo-discriminatory-and-illegal-group?source=hottopics
Interesting situation. Should an outside group be able to require a school to change its Indian mascot after the local Indian community designed the logo and approved its continued use?

[jwirr]

1. Hmmm. So Warriors applies only to Native Americans? I think it refers to any fighting man who goes

to war.

[sarisataka]

2. True. In this case the Ojibwe

approve as it represents their victory over the Sioux in the area.