Navajo High School Proud to Use Redskins Mascot

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"The Washington Post has an article about Red Mesa High School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, which proudly uses the Redskins mascot for its high school football team. Most of the students, faculty and community support it, and don’t see a problem with it . Superintendent Tommie Yazzie says of the mascot name that “I don’t find it derogatory. It’s a source of pride.' ”...

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"The Red Mesa school is not the only school in the country using the Redskins name. Far from it:"

There were 62 high schools in 22 states using the Redskins moniker last year, according to a project published by the University of Maryland’s Capital News Service. In addition to Red Mesa, two others are majority Native American: Wellpinit High School in Washington state and Kingston High School in Oklahoma.

Source for this story: In Arizona, a Navajo high school emerges as a defender of the Washington Redskins
"RED MESA, Ariz. — The fans poured into the bleachers on a Friday night, erupting in “Let’s go, Redskins!” chants that echoed across a new field of artificial turf, glowing green against a vast dun-colored landscape.
Inside the Red Mesa High School locker room, Ted Nugent’s “Stranglehold” blared on the stereo as players hurried to strap on their helmets and gather for a pregame prayer and pep talk.
“ 'This is your time, right?” the team’s assistant coach demanded.
“ .Yes, sir!” the players shouted. “Redskins on three! Redskins on three! One, two, three, Redskins!” ...

Red Mesa High School football player Kai Lameman leads the team on a march during a homecoming parade Oct. 16. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

Hat tip to Jeffrey Dunetz at Conservatives Network