PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 20, 2020 – 8:30 a.m. NAACP Decries Silencing of Native Voices in Dartmouth ‘Indian’ Debate New Bedford – At a meeting of local activists convened by the NAACP, area residents criticized the Dartmouth School Committee’s handling of the debate over the school’s offensive mascot, particularly singling out the Committee’s decision to exclude anyone not a Dartmouth resident from its deliberations. This virtually ensures that no Native tribal members and leaders will be heard. In response, the group agreed to mobilize to ensure that those and other voices are brought before the public. The...