2012, May 22 - Oregon does something amazing!

Banks High School is just one of the schools that now have to change their name, says the Oregon State Board of Education. It has decided that Native American mascots are unacceptable, and by 2017, all Braves, Warriors, and Indians must be changed.

Banks Braves is one of those schools. It's been calling themselves "Braves" for about 85 years now, but the time has come to stop using imagery that "devalues and limited individual identity" (said researcher Stephanie Fryberg) and create a stereotype-free environment for all students.