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“It’s hurtful, dehumanizing,” says Arieahn Matamonasa, a psychologist and professor of contemporary Native American issues at DePaul University. ...
According to a recent survey by Indian Country Today, the national Indian weekly, “81 percent of respondents indicated use of American Indian names, symbols and mascots are predominantly offensive and deeply disparaging to Native Americans.”
“It’s hurtful, dehumanizing,” says Arieahn Matamonasa, a psychologist and professor of contemporary Native American issues at DePaul University. ...
According to a recent survey by Indian Country Today, the national Indian weekly, “81 percent of respondents indicated use of American Indian names, symbols and mascots are predominantly offensive and deeply disparaging to Native Americans.”