The Morris mascot will no longer be the Redskins after the city's high school board voted to change it.
names like this one hurt young Native people, and lead to stereotyping and dysfunction.
"You have the fact-based empirical research that shows the harm that's caused to native youth and the prejudices that are instilled in non-native children," Morris resident Ted Trujillo said. "I realized it isn't up to me to determine whether someone should be offended by something or not," Morris High School English teacher Diana Gogerty said."If it is offensive to Native Americans, it's offensive."
Others defended tradition before Monday's vote, saying the imagery is offered with reverence. One parent lamented the time spent worrying over the name and mascot, while others insisted that the public still wanted the name due to its heritage.
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