Retire the Rxdmen: Long Island High School Alumni Challenge Indian Mascot

Merrick, Massapequa, Patchogue, Manhasset, Montauk — the town names of Long Island, New York, are a patchwork of the Native American tribes who first inhabited the land. Today, few other indications of those richly cultured indigenous peoples remain. Centuries of colonization, genocide, and assimilation have eroded their presence from the public sphere.

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Between Mascots and Massacres by Kirbie Bennett

As a Diné resident of Durango, for as long as I have lived here, many questions have come to mind every time I pass the statue. And as years pass, they beg to be answered. Where did it come from and how did it end up here next to this art gallery?

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