In New York state, where 55 school districts and 12 high schools on Long Island have Native American-themed logos and mascots ... all with the Native Thunderbird symbol — were considered ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says her agency found that New York’s ban on tribal themed mascots in public schools ...

However, mythical birds and other creatures are not unique to Native American culture, nor is the thunderbird, the attorneys argued. In addition, the district’s primary logo “bears little to ...

Minnetonka first started selling its “Thunderbird” moccasins ... derived from the word for shoe in multiple Native American languages—from its logo in 2008.) But in 2019, the team started ...

Several Long Island school districts are close to naming new mascots and logos a year after the state ... schools must remove all references to Native American imagery or risk losing state aid.

Minnetonka also changed its logo, and it collaborated ... The company also donates to Native American nonprofits. But change takes time. A culturally appropriated beaded Thunderbird design is ...

The Thunderbird, first introduced in the 1950s ... firm that made products largely from the ideas and traditions of Native Americans. The police killing of George Floyd in May 2020 became a ...

For many Indigenous peoples, the team’s original name and logo represent an ugly history of racial discrimination and violence, as well as modern-day battles over ethical representation of Native ...

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