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2026 Mascots, Hate & Native Representation News Stories

New York suspends part of statewide ban on Native imagery for schools (Buffalo's Fire) 10/23/2026

To keep using the ‘Utes’ name, the University of Utah just agreed to these major changes (Salt Lake Tribune) 9/19/2026

A ‘racist’ image appears hundreds of times in downtown Salt Lake City. Replacing it would be expensive, city says. (Salt Lake Tribune) 8/30/2026

Seneca Nation calls for reversal of President Trump’s ‘Lake America’ executive order (Chicago Tribune) 8/29/2026

Progress is slow to replace dozens of offensive place names in Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting) 8/24/2026

White House report targets Smithsonian’s treatment of Native history, criticizes ‘stolen land’ narrative (Native News Online) 7/6/2026

California’s ban on Native American-themed mascots has been a conversation starter in schools (EdSource) 7/2/2026

Writing Indigenous people back into America’s story (WBUR NPR Boston) 6/30/2026

Legislation would address changes to exhibits at federal sites (Cherokee Phoenix) 5/12/2026

Tribal community urges Sacramento school to change offensive ‘warrior’ mascot (Sacramento Bee) 5/1/2026

Opinion: Syracuse University men’s lacrosse’s ‘burn the boats’ glorifies Indigenous genocide (Daily Orange) 3/26/2026

From ancestral mask to NFL icon: The Indigenous origins of the Seahawks logo (My Northwest) 2/6/2026

Trump officials ordered removal of history, science signs at national parks, report says (Native News Online) 1/28/2026

Long Island school district must reinstate Native American mascot or face funding cuts, Trump administration says (CBS News) 1/23/2026

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