New York education officials won’t rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding ...

New York’s ban, which was implemented in 2023, prevents schools from using mascots that depict Native Americans or other related imagery, such as a tomahawk. The ban was implemented amid concerns from ...

Bill S.312/H.575 would prohibit schools from adopting Native-themed mascots moving forward. It would also require the Commission on Indian Affairs to identify Native-themed mascots and work to ...

Since then, the number of schools using American Indian themed mascots or imagery has dropped by more than half from 73 in 2002 to 34 as of SACIE’s 2025 report. Becky Gaither, ...

Students said their mascots — the Mascoutah Indians, the Collinsville Kahoks and Granite City Warriors — and the meaning behind them are so much more than a logo and a name.

2 bills aimed at Illinois school mascots stalls 01:00. Two bills aimed at mascots in Illinois high schools have temporarily stalled in the state's senate, but lawmakers say the legislation likely ...