People Aren't Mascots: 1971, Nov 17th the tribal customs of their ancestors "were being used to feed the fantasies of the insensitive."

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American Indian students at Dartmouth College said the practice (of using Indian mascots to do imitation dances, etc) were insulting because the tribal customs of their ancestors "were being used to feed the fantasies of the insensitive."

"Too many people in this country still think of Indians as savages doing war dances and wearing feathered headdresses and having two-word vocabulries: 'How and Ugh.' People in sports are as responsible as anybody for perpetuating these illusions, with their Indian mascots and their half-time shows and their Indian nicknames." ~ Bill Yellowtail

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Dixon Evening Telegraph 9/28/1971

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1971, Nov 17th the tribal customs of their ancestors "were being used to feed the fantasies of the insensitive."