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A town refuses to give up the school's Native American mascot — and gets Trump's support
A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in ...
Native American mascot ban: Opponents vow to fight on, after Trump weighs in
The president posted Monday that he had asked the secretary of education "to fight for the people of Massapequa" as the ...
Trump administration launches probe into New York agency for its ban on Native American sports mascots
The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the New York Department of Education amid a controversy over ...
NY push to retire Native American school mascots meets new foe: the Trump administration
President Donald Trump ordered a civil-rights probe to defend a Long Island school district that's resisting a NY order to ...
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Trump Wades Into DEI Fight Over Native American Mascots in Schools
For Native American students, exposure to Native American mascots reduces self-esteem, their ability to imagine future ...
Trump supports locals who refuse to cancel a school’s controversial mascot
A clash between local pride and cultural sensitivity has erupted in Massapequa, Long Island, reigniting the debate over ...
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A town refuses to give up the school’s Native American mascot — and gets Trump’s support
The town has refused to comply with a state mandate to retire Native American sports names and mascots. “There was no tribe east of the Mississippi that ever wore a headdress — ever,” said ...
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A town refuses to give up the school's Native American mascot — and gets Trump's support
The town has refused to comply with a state mandate to retire Native American sports names and mascots. “There was no tribe east of the Mississippi that ever wore a headdress — ever,” said ...