Native American school mascot on ballot Tuesday in Dartmouth

Dartmouth voters will be asked tomorrow to consider the fate of the town’s Native American school symbol, or mascot, the Indian.

The ballot question is nonbinding, but it will help the School Committee gauge public opinion, Town Clerk Sarah Haskell Arruda said.

“There's been lots of people for and against changing it, so the Select Board had decided that they would open it up to the entire town,” she said.

Dartmouth High School athletic teams use the name “Indians” and a logo that depicts a Native American man’s head in profile.

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