Awkomat Educational Initiative

Awkomat Educational Initiative - Recommendations for Mascots

Article from 1991 including FHS

• Hartford Courant - Teams Across State, Nation Cling to Indian Symbols Page 1; Page 2

Connecticut High Schools vote to move away from Native American mascots

• Several Connecticut high schools are beginning to move away from Native American mascots

Proposed legislation prohibiting the use of Native American mascots

• Hartford Courant - Connecticut lawmakers will consider banning Native American mascots as 19 public schools continue to use them

Conflict in Killingly removing and reinstating mascot, the Redmen

• Hartford Courant - Killingly, don’t revive the racist mascot

Mohegan Tribe ends support of all Native American Mascots in Connecticut

• ABC News - Connecticut tribe takes issue with schools’ Indian names

• Norwich Bulletin - Tribes slam Killingly mascot

Manchester High School changes their mascot

• Manchester High School to abandon ‘Indians’ nickname, use ‘Red Hawks’ instead

Glastonbury High School changes their. mascot

• Hartford-Courant Glastonbury board of education eliminates high school’s Native American mascot

Connecticut schools considering mascot changes

• Hartford Courant - Several Connecticut high schools are beginning to move away from Native American mascots

Commentary on SI and Washington Post Polls

• The Indian Wars: The Campaign Against Indian Nicknames and Mascots Presumes They Offend Native Americans - But Do They? We Took a Poll and You Won't Believe the Results

• Washington Post Poll Finds Redskins Name Doesn't Offend 9 in 10 Native Americans

• New poll finds 9 in 10 Native Americans aren’t offended by Redskins name

• On the Shameful and Skewed ‘Redskins’ Poll