ALTERNATIVE INDIAN MARKETING: INDIAN TIME MAGAZINE
Posted on May 27, 2008 - Filed Under ALTERNATIVE INDIAN MARKETING | 4 Comments
On May 19, 2008, Tim Giago wrote an article posted on Indianz.com entitled “Time Magazine snubs Indians again.” Mr. Giago lamented the fact that Time Magazine failed to recognize any tribal members on their yearly list of “The Most Influential People in the World.”…
INDIAN MASCOTS: A PAST GRIEVANCE, OR CURRENT ISSUE?
Posted on May 9, 2008 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
Honor Indians Institute received an email a couple of weeks ago from Jill Beattie, a student at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky. She wrote and said that she wanted to write a paper about current efforts to stop the use of Indian mascots. She first needed to get the topic of her […]
NATICK REDMEN: A RETURN TO RACISM
Posted on May 7, 2008 - Filed Under Political, Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
The Natick School Committee is having a public forum tonight, May 7, 2008, for the purpose of giving the community an opportunity to share their thoughts on whether or not to keep the Natick “Redmen” mascot. The School Committee is hiring a “neutral person” to run the forum. School officials have also decided […]
NEW, MORE APPROPRIATE, CLEVELAND “INDIAN”
Posted on May 2, 2008 - Filed Under Indian Mascots | Leave a Comment
A recent editorial in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, entitled “Chief Wahoo Should Go”, encouraged the demise of the Cleveland Indians logo. We agree that it is long overdue for the retirement of Chief Wahoo, and the “Indians” mascot. The editorial cited Sen. Barack Obama’s recent speech on race in the United States […]