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A man protests using Native Americans as mascots for sports teams at the 10th Annual New Years Eve Sobriety Powwow in 2003.
Social Justice

Maine Banned Native American Mascots in Public Schools

Efforts to get privately owned teams like the Redskins and the Cleveland Indians to drop offensive mascots may have stalled, but states can enact bans in the public sector.

By Massoud Hayoun
Social Justice

Chief Wahoo's Revenge: One Stereotype Begets Another

New research finds exposure to Native American mascots increases one’s tendency to stereotype a different ethnic group.

By Tom Jacobs