I also remember having this topic brought up during my senior year of High School. When I initially hear this argument I think that people are over-reacting and that the mascot is simply just a light-hearted symbol to represent the team/school/etc. I also never thought that any school or organization that used a Native American symbol as a mascot ever used it to mock it or disrespect the culture in any way. However, after reflecting on this topic, I still don't believe that anyone using a Native American symbol as a mascot is intentionally trying to disrespect their culture, BUT, I do not believe that any non-Native Americans can truly show the type of respect and loyalty to that mascot that a Native American would expect and practice in their lifestyle. Therefore, I do believe that if there is a way, schools should not use these symbols as their mascots, there are plenty of other ideas out there to use to signifiy their school.