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School changing ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’ to comply with NY ban on Native American team names
- A school district in New York is changing its nickname from 'Thunderbirds' to 'T-Birds' to comply with New York's mandate to retire Native American sports names and mascots.
- Connetquot Central School District will keep some imagery like eagles, but must prove 'T-Birds' is not linked to Indigenous culture.
- John Kane, a member of the Mohawk tribe, states there is no other meaning for 'Thunderbird' aside from Native American culture.
- The Massapequa board of education expressed strong disappointment and defended its Native American logo, stating they will 'never back down' from it.
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School changing ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’ to comply with NY ban on Native American team names
A suburban New York school district has agreed to change its “Thunderbirds” nickname to simply the “T-Birds” in order to comply with the state’s mandate to retire all Native American sports names and mascots.
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