Springfield High School was a small town of 7,000 people where White was the predominant race. The mascot used for the athlete teams was the Redskins. The logo is throughout the school, businesses, and in homes across Springfield. People identified with this mascot of their town. However, this area in the Midwest once had a thriving population of Native Americans. A local family with the Native American ancestry went before the school board and asked to change the name of the athletic teams because they found offense to the term Redskins. Should Springfield change their athletic team name? This dilemma caused an uproar within the community. On one side, you have people who believe that they are Redskins for life and they shouldn’t have to
