Utah schools discuss on-campus representation of Indigenous peoples
A resolution in Utah’s most recent legislative session started conversations about on-campus representations of Indigenous peoples. These representations include mascots and statues, like the “Massasoit Indian” statue on the BYU campus. (Universe archives)
Discussions about inclusivity on Utah campuses continue after a resolution urging Utah schools to retire Native American mascots failed in the recent Utah legislative session.
The resolution, HCR3, would have encouraged K-12 public schools to retire their Native American mascots. It failed to pass the House on Feb. 16 after Utah lawmakers spoke against it. HCR3 would not have been binding law, but a statement of encouragement to promote inclusivity and sensitivity toward native students.
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If one positive has come out of the pandemic lockdown for David O’Connor, it’s the large increase in educators he’s been training in Wisconsin as a result of online learning.
O’Connor serves as American Indian Studies consultant for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. His job includes providing training workshops that show educators best methods to teach about Indigenous people in schools.
The initiative was borne out of Act 31, the state’s requirement to educate children about Indigenous treaty rights, history and culture.
The legislation was passed as a response to the frequent violent and racist harassment of Ojibwe spearfishers who were practicing their treaty rights in the 1980s in northern Wisconsin and is meant as an effort to combat ignorance through education.