Montville Discussions are ongoing between Montville High School officials and the Mohegan Tribe after a recently passed budget bill would allow $1.4 million in funding to be withheld from the school for the use of a Native American-related name.
Montville is one of a dozen towns in the state identified as still having teams with Native American-related names or mascots. The bill states cities and towns have until June 2024 to inform the state Office of Policy and Management of intent to change the names and mascots, or get written permission from tribes to keep them. Otherwise, the municipalities will lose funding from the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan fund starting in June 2023.