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Public hearings on the Dartmouth mascot

[caption id="attachment_2328" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Maulian Dana speaking at Skowhegan, Maine school board meeting, March 8, 2019. Photo by Amelia Tuplin, Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0.[/caption] On March 8th, the Dartmouth School Committee heard from members of Mashpee, Pocasset, and Aquinnah tribes about the harms of Native American mascots and related imagery. Several members of the Aquinnah spoke in support of the mascot and one member spoke against it. On March 22nd the School Committee offered an opportunity for general public comment. All things considered, this sparsely-attended meeting was relatively calm and respectful although several members of one group of mascot...

Dartmouth School Committee hears indigenous views on mascot

A joint session of the Dartmouth School Committee and Equity and Diversity Committee met on March 8th to finally hear from a number of indigenous voices on the matter of the "Indian" mascot. Several of those who spoke last night oppose the mascot and were being heard for the first time by the committees. You can view the meeting here or by clicking on the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zjDTReoyDc
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