On June 21, Tampa Bay Indigenous activists will gather at a Hillsborough County School Board meeting in Tampa to protest against the continued use of Native people as mascots at local schools. For about a decade, the Native Americans have called for the schools to end their use of Native imagery for mascots, which they have several times made clear is disrespectful to their culture. They've written letters, held meetings and spoken at school board meetings, calling for the practice to end.
On June 21, Tampa Bay Indigenous activists will gather at a Hillsborough County School Board meeting in Tampa to protest against the continued use of Native people as mascots at local schools. For about a decade, the Native Americans have called for the schools to end their use of Native imagery for mascots, which they have several times made clear is disrespectful to their culture. They've written letters, held meetings and spoken at school board meetings, calling for the practice to end.