Name US HISTORY I/ HUMANITIES 2 HOMEWORK — NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTS ARGUMENT Choose one of the following statements by circling it: 1. Native American sports logos should stay the same. 2. Native American sports logos should be banned In the space below, you must repeat the statement you chose and defend it with three examples of ‘why your opinion is right. You also must anticipate one counter-argument from the opposite side, and refute it (show why it is wrong). You can use arguments that came up in today’s discussion, as long as you don’t use the names of other students. Use the entire rest of the page (and the back, if necessary).ptt nape Rscurca Canes Pt icin ae SAE, cee ‘Atile)(Statistical Data Included). ‘Current Events, 2 Weekly Reader publication 100.13 (Dee 8, 2000): p3. Full Text. COPYRIGHT 2000 Wealty Reader Corp, WHATS IN A NAME? Pienty-especiallyif you're a sports fan. Your favorite team's name and ‘mascot (2 person, an animal, or 2 cartoon character that represents a team) eend a message about how the team hopes to be viewed by others. For example, the name of the San Francisco 49ers professional fotball team and its mascot recal the adventurous days of the 1849 Caffoenia ‘oid rush ‘Some team names and mascots are based on ethnic groups; what about them? According tothe "National Coaition on Racism in Sports & Media. more than 4,000 U.S. schools and colleges currently use Native American taam names and mascots. Some people say using mascots besed on ethnicity is insuiting. Others, however, s2y Nate American-based mascots are maent to be viewed as symbols of honor and pride Iinois Controversy “The question about using Native American mascots was recently debated at Niles West High ‘School in Skokie, II. On October 16, the Niles West schcol board voled to change the mascot ftom an “Indian,” the schoors mascot since the 1950s, “The decision to change the high school mascot was nat an easy one, Before the school board ‘eating, stidents at Niles West High School had veted on the issv0. Sidy-ceven percent of students voted in favor of keeping the mascot. That didn't stop the school beard, hawever, fom voting 6 to 1 to change the mascot ‘An Insuit or an Honor? Many peopie who favored changing the mascot said the symbol is degrading and offense to Native Americans. Matthew Beaudet, president of the Ilinois Native American Bar Association, ‘sid, "Native Americans] are not atrophy tobe hung up on & wall This does net honor us" Jordan Feder, a Niles West senior and prestéent of he student senate, agrees, [Using the Indian ‘ascot is something that should not be done. I's same that tis has been going on for so, ong" Feder said People in favor ofthe Native American mascot, however, disagree. Richard Wity, @ Skokie historian, said the indian mascot was not meant to be offensive, but to symbole a local hertage. “This isan area that was heavily populated wth the Potawatomi Indians... There is @ sting Indian tradition inthis area" Roy Swenson, a 1968 Niles West graduate, agrees, Swenson sald, "We ehould be proud ofthe ‘mascots that we have. There is nothing disrespectful about the indians." ‘Should schools stop using Native American-based sports team names and mascots? (CE ONLINE Take partin an instant CE poll on this news debate. if you have access tothe Internet, go to hitp:/www.weekiyreader.comice ‘Source Gitation™*NAME-CALLING (debating the future of Natve American sports team mascots) rie ‘ic Statistica! Data Includes)" Curran Events, 9 Weekly Reeder publestion 100.13 (bee 8 £2000}: 3. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Centar, Gale, CAREER PIGH SO"OOL, 19 Sep. 9009 “tips find. gaieqroup.comfovrefinfomar ho acontentser~iAc- Documontsktypeeretivetxd10-TO03 Serotla-OvEc cid =n aas0etanerce-gattsrered-OVNCBuperSuphame=rews DIE Sversion= tos Gale Document Number:A86148208 © 2009 Gale, Cengage Leaming. Inyo: findategroun.comjourej printdoc detcontentSetINC-Documert..noOFPages~38nPStuctpagelndex= devel 9/15/09 11:02 AM