By Hannah DeRuyter May 26, 2021 A Michigan school district is following the same steps as other schools in the state and removing its nickname as 'Chiefs.' The Okemos Public School Board of Education voted Monday (May 24) to stop using the name Chiefs or Chieftains. Lansing State Journal, the board plans to pick a new name and mascot by 2023. In the meantime, the name drop can cost the school district more than $400,000 to remove the name and images from school buildings, uniforms, and other portions of the school, like the turf football field. The name originally came from Native American leader