Cambridge School Board Reverses Itself On Indians Moniker Again wamc.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wamc.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The contours of a debate in Washington County will be familiar to most.
On one side is a group pushing to retire the Indians name and mascot used by the Cambridge Central School District. The name, they say, is not just inappropriate but offensive.
On the other side is a group defending what it sees as tradition in a community where a depiction of a Native American man is part of the districtâs logo and ubiquitous on school grounds. The name, some say, is about honoring a people and a culture.
Native Americans are real people, not props or abstractions. Their imagery is not for a school district composed almost entirely of non-Native residents to use or caricature. Doing so diminishes and insults a culture, no matter the intent. It is a display of arrogance, not honor.
Editorial: It s time, Cambridge
Times Union Editorial Board
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The contours of a debate in Washington County will be familiar to most.
On one side is a group pushing to retire the Indians name and mascot used by the Cambridge Central School District. The name, they say, is not just inappropriate but offensive.
On the other side is a group defending what it sees as tradition in a community where a depiction of a Native American man is part of the district’s logo and ubiquitous on school grounds. The name, some say, is about honoring a people and a culture.
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Survivor of 2020 fatal crash seeks to forgive driver
Lindsay Godfrey of Clifton Park sentenced to 4 to 12 years
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Alice Hahn was killed on Aug. 8 2020 in a crash on State Route 313. The driver that caused the crash was sentenced to 4 to 12 years on Friday, April 9, 2021 in Washington County Court.Jill ChadwickShow MoreShow Less
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Richard DJ Chadwick was killed on Aug. 8 2020 in a crash on State Route 313. The driver that caused the crash was sentenced to 4 to 12 years on Friday April 9, 2021 in Washington County Court.Jill ChadwickShow MoreShow Less
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CAMBRIDGE – A woman who survived a deadly crash said she wants to forgive the driver, Lindsay Godfrey, for the Aug. 8, 2020 incident that killed her husband and mother.