If you read the headline “Dartmouth votes to keep ‘Dartmouth Indian’ Mascot,” you might feel a brief sense of cultural vertigo. Dartmouth? Keeps Indian Mascot. Whahhht? Relax, it’s not that Dartmouth.
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Indians, Indignation, and Intolerance
Where can I get me a Cleveland Guardians tee-shirt? The Guardians, née Indians, are the new symbols of the Cleveland Baseball Team. But at least the Cleveland Baseball Team has a nickname, which makes that franchise better off than the Washington Football Team, née Redskins.
Merrimack Valley Indian Comeback?
An interesting imbroglio has developed in Penacook, home to the Merrimack Valley High School Blue Pride—née Indians. Much to the chagrin of the politically correct, MVHS alumni have continued to embrace the symbol they remember. Indian imagery can still be found on the school campus. That such imagery can still be seen is a sore … Read more
