Monday, October 5, 2009
There is two different points that i would like to talk about on this topic. The first issue i have is about the tribe or group of Indians being honored to have that school or team named after them. I went to a high school that was called the Uintah Utes and there was a big controversy on whether we should change our name or not. It came down to our school going to the Ute tribe and actually asking them and having them vote on whether they wanted us to change it or not. It ended up that almost all of them were happy about the name and didn't want it to change. So it didn't change that was just there feelings on the subject and i think that's a good way to handle it, if they care change it if they don't then leave it. The second problem is about dressing up and acting like the native tribes. I'm pretty sure that no one would ever dress up as any other ethnic group and act like another ethnic group and that poses a problem. But at the same time its the mascot and every team has people dressing up like there mascot, so its hard to blame them. In my opinion if the native Americans have a problem with it then it should be changed otherwise leave it alone.
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I think going and actually asking the tribe how they felt about your school using their name was a really good idea. And I think that the fact that they weren't offended or anything like that says a lot- it makes me wonder how big of an issue this is to the majority of Native Americans today...
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