http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/04/goe_in_oregons_native_american.html
The Oregon Board of Education recently banned all Native American nicknames, mascots and imagery from the state's K-12 schools. The ban is scheduled to take full effect in 2017. Article discusses the right/wrong nicknames at various throughout the state of Oregon. Key quote "No matter the policy, there is no reasonable excuse in the 21st century for the Washington Redskins. Can you imagine the Yellowskins? The Blackskins?"
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