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Proposed bill could force two local schools to change Native American mascots
After first being introduced back in January, a proposed bill would force two local schools to change their mascots.Illinois ...
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Illinois bill to ban Native American mascots could cost schools thousands
An Illinois bill banning Native American mascots could cost schools like Meredosia-Chambersburg up to $40,000 in initial ...
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Illinois House passes bills to ban Native American and disability mascots from school sport teams
The Pontiac Indians, Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs and other names would ... that feels like imagery has the same level of impact." One Central Illinois lawmaker called the planned to ban Native American ...
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Neoga superintendent speaks out against Illinois bill that would ban indigenous mascots
A bill aiming to end the usage of mascots depicting Indigenous people and people with disabilities in K-12 public schools ...
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Illinois returns stolen land to Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Prairie Land Potawatomi Nation has reclaimed land in Illinois that was promised to the tribe’s leader 175 years ago but stolen by the federal government 20 years ...
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Native American mascot ban for K-12 schools clears the Illinois House, heads to Senate
SPRINGFIELD – K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and ...
Illinois House passes bill intending to prohibit Native American mascots at the high school level
The Illinois House of Representatives passed House Bill 1237, which prohibits K-12 schools from using a Native American name, ...