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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) A Kansas City-area high school has announced its new mascot: the Bison.
The decision came this week after school officials moved earlier this year to drop culturally and racially insensitive mascots, including Shawnee Mission North High School’s Indians mascot, the Kansas City Star reported.
Students, administrators and staff spent months deciding on a new mascot, putting the final decision to a vote. But school officials said it will be a while before the Bison decorates the high school’s halls, with the change requiring new signs, uniforms and branding. The school expects the new mascot to be fully implemented by next summer.
Anonymous
said.
Excellent! Now the problems of alcoholism mental illness, and spousal abuse on reservations are cured! The real and substantial socioeconomic issues facing native Americans are a thing of the past.
And to think, all it took was an empty virtue-signaling gesture! Glad that s over. Let s get a latte and tweet about how awesome we are.
Anonymous
said.
Why we were honoring the memory of a civilization that did nothing but play with sticks and feathers for 30 thousand a years was hard to understand in the first place. Dust to dust indeed.
Shawnee Mission North High School drops Indians mascot
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Shawnee Mission North High School is getting a mascot makeover.
The school will now be known as the Shawnee Mission North High School Bison.
The change comes after protests about the school s nickname and use of Indian images.
It will take about a year to develop a new logo and make changes to Indian images inside and outside the school building, a district spokesman said.
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