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A town refuses to give up the school's Native American mascot — and gets Trump's support
As a high school hockey player, Adam Drexler wore his Massapequa Chiefs jersey with pride. But as the Chickasaw Nation member ...
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A town refuses to give up the school’s Native American mascot — and gets Trump’s support
“When you think of Massapequa, you think of the Chiefs,” said Forrest Bennett, a 15-year-old high school sophomore. New York has been trying to rid schools of Native American mascots going ...
Trump supports locals who refuse to cancel a school’s controversial mascot
A clash between local pride and cultural sensitivity has erupted in Massapequa, Long Island, reigniting the debate over ...
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A town refuses to give up the school’s Native American mascot — and gets Trump’s support
you think of the Chiefs,” said Forrest Bennett, a 15-year-old high school sophomore. A town at odds with state policy New York has been trying to rid schools of Native American mascots going ...
Town refuses demands to ax Native American mascot - and they've now got a VERY powerful supporter
The town of Massapequa in Nassau County has been resisting the New York statewide mandate to remove all Indigenous references ...