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Stephen Pevar
Stephen L. Pevar is a Senior Staff Counsel for the ACLU. He has taught at the University of Denver School of Law and lectured extensively on the subject of Indian and tribal rights. - Google Books
Positions
Question
Is it offensive for sports teams to use Native American mascots?
Position
Yes, it is offensive for sports teams to use Native American mascots
Argument
Native American mascots damage young Native Americans' self-esteem
“There is no honor in being somebody’s mascot. Children grow up seeing themselves either as warriors or depicted on the back of somebody’s coat,”
staff lawyer at the American Civil Liberties Union
22 May 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/us/native-american-sports-logos.html
This page was last edited on Wednesday, 11 Nov 2020 at 10:42 UTC
