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Maine becomes first state to ban use of Native American mascots at public schools
« on: May 16, 2019, 10:08:25 pm »
Maine becomes first state to ban use of Native American mascots at public schools

By Owen Daugherty  - 05/16/19 06:04 PM EDT 

A law signed by Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Thursday makes the state the first in the nation to ban the use of Native American mascots at public schools.

Mills signed the bill while surrounded by local tribal communities who had pushed for the legislation, according to CBS 13 WGME.

“While Indian mascots were often originally chosen to recognize and honor a school’s unique connection to Native American communities in Maine, we have heard clearly and unequivocally from Maine tribes that they are a source of pain and anguish,” Mills said at the bill’s signing.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/444157-maine-becomes-first-state-to-ban-use-of-native-american-mascots-at
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Re: Maine becomes first state to ban use of Native American mascots at public schools
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2019, 10:11:03 pm »
Damn Injuns sure get triggered easily these days. 
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Re: Maine becomes first state to ban use of Native American mascots at public schools
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2019, 10:20:40 pm »
How?
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Re: Maine becomes first state to ban use of Native American mascots at public schools
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2019, 10:34:30 pm »
“Have you ever had a Cherokee seven-course dinner?”

“What’s that?” asked Two Moons.

“A six pack and a possum,”
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Re: Maine becomes first state to ban use of Native American mascots at public schools
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2019, 11:03:15 pm »
Quote from: The Ghost on May 16, 2019, 10:11:03 pm
Damn Injuns sure get triggered easily these days.
Sure do. Except it's usually non-indigenous who are the most outraged over these things.
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Re: Maine becomes first state to ban use of Native American mascots at public schools
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2019, 11:27:26 pm »
God bless America, land of the free and home of the pissed-off braves.
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