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The Post-Star After a year that saw the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians drop or plan to change their nicknames, local high schools with Native American mascots may be facing more scrutiny. There has been debate recently at Cambridge over whether to retire its Indians nickname. However, there has not yet been a lot of discussion at other local schools about Native American mascots or imagery around their sports teams the Glens Falls Indians, Lake George Warriors and Corinth Tomahawks. “I try to not take sides I try to educate people so they can educate themselves about this,” said Jim Bruchac, director of the Ndakinna Education Center in Greenfield, which offers education on Native American culture. “I always say people should ask two questions: Do the people you say you’re honoring feel honored by it, and is it an accurate historical representation of a particular tribe?