There should be no compromise on Native American mascots from The Oregonian

Sam Sachs sees much wrong with continuing to have Native American mascots and team names in Oregon Schools. Sachs isn't an American Indian, but is a Jewish American journalist who has researched the damage Indian mascots and team names do to young children and adolescents. "What qualifies me? I have spoken to and heard from literally hundreds of students, elders and members of the Native American community in our state who mirror what the research says and who support the elimination of these mascots," Sachs writes in his compelling opinion, then gives much evidence to support the harm these mascots and team names inflict on American Indian youth.