Massapequa was among four school districts on Long Island that filed a federal suit challenging the ban, arguing their choice ...

For Native American students, exposure to Native American mascots reduces self-esteem, their ability to imagine future ...

High-profile tribal activists backed a Long Island school in its fight to keep its team name despite a state ban on Native American logos – joining a President Trump rallying cry. Frank Black ...

I unequivocally condemn the use of insensitive or innately offensive imagery and language to promote academic institutions and athletic teams.  The use of inconsiderate images, costumes, and language ...

The district and town are named for the Massapequa Tribe that lived on Long Island before European settlers arrived in the 1600s. The school’s logos include an “M” topped with a feathered headdress ...

Do Indigenous names mascots and images honor Native Americans or are they offensive? A proposed Illinois law could decide.

Indians, or any synonymous term, logo or mascot depicting Native Americans. Feathered headdresses, tomahawks, arrowheads or spears, arrows and other weapons combined with feathers would also be ...