VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Vancouver Public Schools in Washington appears ready to retire the chieftain mascot at a high school after hearing feedback calling the Native American imagery offensive and racist.
The school board indicated their support for retiring the image of a Plains Indian chief as the Columbia River High School mascot.
Members heard from leaders of local Native American tribes who urged the school district to eliminate it. School board president Wendy Smith says there’s “no cause to keep it in place.”