Created: July 05, 2021 11:42 PM
CAMBRIDGE - There are some people in Cambridge who believe the school s nickname the Indians and the school logo a Woodland Indian head are offensive to Native Americans and therefore a disgrace to the small Washington County community.
On the flip side of the issue, there are those who regard the Indian nickname as an honor and tribute to Native American culture and history in the region.
Cambridge School Board Member Dillon Honyoust, whose ancestors happen to be Native American, counts himself a proponent of the controversial nickname and mascot. I don t think the current logo is offensive at all, he stated. In fact, my grandfather is the one who chose the logo 20 years ago. He was an Oneida war chief who basically lived the life of an American Indian through the thick and through the thin.
Created: July 05, 2021 11:42 PM
CAMBRIDGE - There are some people in Cambridge who believe the school s nickname the Indians and the school logo a Woodland Indian head are offensive to Native Americans and therefore a disgrace to the small Washington County community.
On the flip side of the issue, there are those who regard the Indian nickname as an honor and tribute to Native American culture and history in the region.
Cambridge School Board Member Dillon Honyoust, whose ancestors happen to be Native American, counts himself a proponent of the controversial nickname and mascot. I don t think the current logo is offensive at all, he states, In fact, my grandfather is the one who chose the logo twenty years ago. He was an Oneida war chief who basically lived the life of an American Indian through the thick and through the thin.
Published on: June 25, 2021 | Last Updated: June 25, 2021 4:35 PM EDT Memorial Composite High School (MCHS) students and members of Paul First Nation conduct the grand entry of the flags during Parkland School Division s Cultural Graduation Celebration on Tuesday, Jun. 15, 2021. Photo by Rudy Howell/Postmedia.
Parkland School Division (PSD) is celebrating the achievements of its Indigenous students.
Last week, the division hosted its fifth annual “Cultural Graduation Celebration” at Memorial Composite High School (MCHS) for the graduating class of 2021.
“Culturally, it’s really important for us to think about milestones and achievements in a sacred way beyond just an academic way. The success of our high school First Nation, Metis, and Inuit students needs to be celebrated in a way that they start to see themselves as not a number anymore, rather contributing members of the community,” said PSD Indigenous Education Facilitator TJ Skalski.