9 Massachusetts High Schools That Changed Their Native American Mascot, One That Refused
Sports team mascots from the professional level down to elementary schools have been under scrutiny in recent years especially those that depict ca...
Sports team mascots from the professional level down to elementary schools have been under scrutiny in recent years especially those that depict caricatures of Native Americans.Cleveland's Major League Baseball Team, Washington D.C.'s Football Team, and our own Taconic High School right here in Pittsfield, Massachusetts have all made the decision to change their mascot's name at the request of numerous Native American groups across the country.Two years ago the City of Pittsfield and the Taconic High School Mascot subcommittee partnered with a pro-bono marketing firm and released a public input survey to help select a new mascot to replace the former Braves name.