Maine to become the first state to ban Native American mascots in public schools
Gov. Jane Mills signed the measure on Thursday and it will go into effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns."While Indian mascots were often originally chosen to recognize and honor a school's unique connection to Native American communities in Maine, we have heard clearly and unequivocally from Maine tribes that they are a source of pain and anguish," said Mills said in a statement.
Read More"Our tribal communities laid the foundation of our state. They are people, not mascots," he said in a statement released by the governor's office.Chief Wahoo has been sidelined. Redskins, you're up. Ambassador Maulian Dana of the Penobscot Nation said she has been fighting to change Native American mascots since she was a teenager.
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