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Recommendations for a NAEA Platform Statement

Regarding uses of Indian Mascots


in non-Native American Educational Settings

Elizabeth M. Delacruz,
University of Illinois at Urbana

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Fred Katobii Hopi Snake Legend Mural 1932
Interior Wall, Watchtower at Desert View, Grand Canyon National Park

Quoting from our National Visual Arts Standards - “Since nomadic peoples first sang and danced for their
ancestors, since hunters first painted their quarry on the walls of caves, since parents first acted out the
stories of heroes for their children, the arts have described, defined, and deepened human experience.”
Steve Willis Deer Medicine Steve Willis Five Directions
Pastel 29”x 53” Acrylic on Canvas 22” x 26”
Lillian Pitt; Rick Bartow; Gail Tremblay; Ken MacKintosh
rail station panel, detail of crow. 2003. Portland, OR

Lillian Pitt; Rick Bartow; Gail Tremblay; Ken MacKintosh, Lillian Pitt; Rick Bartow; Gail Tremblay; Ken MacKintosh
rail station panel, panel and shadow. 2003. Portland, OR rail station panel, bird. 2003. Portland, OR
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Indian Horse 1992
oil, collage, mixed media on canvas 66 x 96 in
Carmen Lomas Garza Empanadas 1991 gouache on paper 20 x 29 in
Fred Beaver
Seminole Family
1953
Los Toltecas en Aztlán, Mario Aguilar, Guillermo Aranda, Sal Barajas, Arturo Roman, Neto del Sol,
David Avalos, Antonio de Hermosio, Samuel Llamas, Antonia Perez.
Centro Cultural de la Raza; detail. 1974. Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. paint on concrete. 23' x 475'
George Longfish
Kimo Sabe Means Honkie
1984
acrylic on canvas
11 1/2 x 58 in
Randy Lee White Custer’s Last Stand Revisited 1980 mixed media 72 x 96 in
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Rose Powhatan, Soweto/So -We- Too Rose Powhatan, Still Here


1980s. Silk screen print. 1992. Silk screen print.
Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie 1990 When Did Dreams of White Buffalo Turn to Dreams of White Women
Photocollage 63 x 73.5 cm
Above: Brian Jungen
Prototype for New Understanding #23
2005
Nike Air Jordans. 18½ x 20½ x 57/8 in.

Left: Brian Jungen The Prince 2006


Baseball gloves and dress form. 82 x 24 x 19½ in.
Young gardeners from the Native American
Community Garden. Pictured: Ebony Gray,
Lumbee; Kiyia Johnson, Lumbee; Karrien
Johnson, Lumbee; and India Jones, Lumbee.
Photo: Ashley Minner

Two generations working in the Native American


Community Garden at the Baltimore Indian
Center. Pictured: Carl Locklear, Lumbee, Foster
Grandparent; Aniysha Barnes, Lumbee.

Photos by Ashley Minner


Edgar Heap of Birds American Policy 1987 pastel on paper 22 x 30 in
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Phoebe Farris The Hunter Sisters - Phoebe Farris Before Assimilation


Shinnecock Reservation New York 1994 Color Photo 2000 Color Photo
Richard Glazer-Danay
Indians Are My Favorite Hobby
(taken from an actual letter)
Oil on Canvas
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Charlene Teters
Selections from It was Only an Indian Installation
1994, AICH Gallery, New York, NY
The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, the American Counseling Association, the American Indian Language and Culture
Education Board, the American Indian Mental Health Association, the American Indian Movement, the American Jewish
Committee, the American Psychological Association, the American Sociological Society, the Asian American Journalists
Association, the Association on American Indian Affairs, the Buncombe County Native American Intertribal Association
(North Carolina), the Center for the Study of Sports in Society, the Council for Indigenous North Americans (University of
Southern Maine), Eagle and Condor Indigenous Peoples' Alliance, Fontana Native American Indian Center, Inc., the
Governor's Interstate Indian Council, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Greater Tulsa Area Indian
Affairs Commission, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Gun Lake Band of Potawatomi Indians, Hutchinson Human Relations
Commission, Illinois State University Student Government Association, Inter-Ethnic Children's Council (Los Angeles), Inter-
Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes, Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Kansas Association for Native American
Education, Latino Children's Action Council (Los Angeles), the League of United Latin American Citizens, Little River Band
of Ottawa Indians , the Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs, Medicine Wheel Intertribal Association (Louisiana), the
Menominee Tribe of Indians (Wisconsin), the Michigan Civil Rights Commission the Michigan Education Association, State
of Michigan, State Board of Education, the Minnesota Indian Education Association, the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities Board, the Minnesota State Board of Education, the Modern Language Association, the Morning Star Institute,
the NAACP, the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the National
Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the National Conference for
Community and Justice, the National Congress of American Indians, the National Education Association, the National Indian
Education Association, the Native American Caucus of the California Democratic Party, the Native American Indian Center of
Central Ohio, the Native American Journalists Association, the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, the New Hampshire
State Board of Education, the New York State Education Department, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi, the North
American Society for the Sociology of Sport, the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs, the North Dakota Indian
Education Association, the North Dakota State University Student Senate, the Office of Native American Ministry, Diocese
of Grand Rapids, the Ohio Center for Native American Affairs, the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, the Presbyterian
Church, U.S.A., the Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative, the Rainbow Coalition, the San Bernardino/Riverside Counties
Native American Community Council, the Society of Indian Psychologists of the Americas, the Southern California Indian
Center, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe, the Tennessee Chapter of the National Coalition for the Preservation of Indigenous Cultures, the Tennessee
Commission of Indian Affairs, the Tennessee Native Veterans Society, the Unified Coalition for American Indian Concerns,
Virginia, the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, the United Church of Christ, The United Indian Nations of
Oklahoma, the United Methodist Church, the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the Virginia American Indian
Cultural Resource Center, the Wisconsin Indian Education Association, the Wisconsin State Human Relations Association,
Co-Sponsors
Christine Ballengee-Morris, Cherokee Nation Associate Professor of Art Education, OSU

Doug Blandy, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Professor and Program Director Arts
and Administration Program, Director of the Institute for Community Arts Studies UOregon

Laura Chapman, Consultant and writer on arts education, Cincinnati, Ohio

Sheng Kuan Chung, Associate Professor of Art Education, U Houston

Kristin Congdon, Professor of Art and Philosophy, U Central Florida

Vesta Daniel, Professor of Art Education, OSU

Phoebe Farris, Powhatan-Renape Nation/Pamunkey Tribe Professor of Art Education, Purdue

Olivia Gude, Professor, School of Art and Design, UI Chicago

Wanda Knight, Associate Professor of Art Education, PSU

Ashley Minner, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Artist & Art Educator, Baltimore Area Indian Center

James H. Sanders, III, Associate Professor Arts Policy & Administration Program, OSU

Patricia Stuhr, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Art Education, OSU

Steve Willis, Western Cherokee Nation Associate Professor, Dept. of Art + Design, Missouri State U
NAEA considers Race-Based Mascots of non-Native American
schools and educational institutions to be representations that can
be seen as derogatory to Native American nations. Visual art
educators are encouraged to support their communities in
addressing how such images impact all lives. Race-Based
Mascots offer teachable moments for art classrooms;
opportunities to explore the complex and problematic ways that
ethnic mascots and similar visual representations convey
information about people, communities, cultures, and
civilizations. Visual art educators working in non-Native
American schools with Racer-Based mascots are encouraged to
ask their school to consult with and be informed by Native
American Tribal Councils, and to participate in identifying new
positive images worthy of representing their school and
communities.

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