The Wisconsin Indian Education Association asks schools to change their "Indian" team names and logos, "out of respect for Wisconsin Native nations."
WIEA President Brian Jackson says the group is issuing the request in the wake of Act 115. It's the new Wisconsin law, adding a step for challenging mascot names. Beforehand, one individual could force the Dept. of Public Instruction to review a name the person found offensive. Under the new law, a complainant must collect a certain number of signatures in the school district, equal to a percent of enrollment, and then the Dept. of Administration would review the complaint.
According to the WIEA, the Wisconsin high schools still using Native branding:
High School Team Nickname
Auburndale Apaches
Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks
Belmont Braves
Berlin Indians
Big Foot/Walworth Chiefs
Black Hawk/South Wayne Warriors
Cornell Chiefs
Elmwood Raiders
Fort Atkinson Blackhawks
Greenwood Indians
Kewaskum Indians
Lake Holcombe Chieftains
Lancaster Flying Arrows
Menomonee Falls Indians
Mishicot Indians
Mosinee Indians
Mukwonago Indians
Muskego Warriors
Osceola Chieftains
Ozaukee/Fredonia Warriors
Potosi Chieftains
Prairie du Chien Blackhawks
Rib Lake Redmen
Riverdale/Muscoda Chieftains
Seneca Indians
Shiocton Chiefs
Stockbridge Indians
Tomahawk Hatchets
Waunakee Warriors
Weyauwega-Fremont Indians
Wisconsin Dells Chiefs