Month: May 2019

State of Maine first to ban Native American mascots in all public schools

“Our tribal communities laid the foundation of our state. They are people, not mascots,” – Rep. Benjamin Collings (D) of Portland, Maine. (CNN) Maine’s governor has signed a bill making the state the first to prohibit public schools, colleges and universities from using Native American symbols as mascots. Gov. Janet Mills signed the measure on..

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