Make History Dope Again
Make History Dope Again
Andrew, Ethan and Jonathan
Spotlight #4, Part 2, Native American Mascots and Schools
1 hour 58 minutes Posted May 29, 2020 at 7:09 pm.
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In this Spotlight series, Andrew, Ethan, and special guest Jonathan discuss the history of Native American mascots, and how they become embedded within school cultures. In this episode, the crew discusses how indigenous mascots and names became embedded in the culture of professional sports, universities, and secondary schools. They also explore a local secondary school of their own, and how its mascot of R*dskins was embedded in its own founding years. Why did schools adopt Native American mascots? Tune in to find out!