One school mother said: The negative inferences are disturbing. They do not realize that the use of their mascot is an honor and privilege and comes with responsibility to portray it in a positive way.
Deer Creek Mackinaw High School, HOME OF THE CHIEFS, has them all over town. Great thing to teach their children. Here is the contact information:
Superintendent: SCOTT DEARMAN
Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 | 401 E. 5th St. Mackinaw, IL 61755 | Phone: (309)359-8965 | Fax:(309)359-5291
UPDATE:
I received this message from the Principal:
Dear Mr. Cuevas,
Please know that the signs were not posted by the school or the students. They were posted by an outside group and the school had no prior knowledge, nor did we grant permission to anyone to do so. It has always been the intent of the district to honor the Native American heritage of our community. The signs are down! It is hard to apologize for the actions of others, but I do with all sincerity.
Mary Lanier
2 comments:
Why not? It's better then Genocide...at least there Alive.."balled"...but Alive....
Scalping wasn't a native tradition. We learned it from the white man!
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