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Bayard

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1. How about the Connetquot Bigots?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jan 30, 2026, 01:31 PM

Friday

My high school team, 50 years ago, were the Warriors, with an Indian in full headdress. Looking back on it, I was already reading books like, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," and "Custer Died For Your Sins," but I didn't think about our mascot. Duh.

Why do we have teams named after Indigenous nations that we slaughtered anyway?

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