A sign at North Side High School in Jackson, Tenn., says, "Welcome to The Reservation."Courtesy photo
Any Reservations About This Mascot?
October 6, 2008
North Side High School in Jackson, Tenn., is home of the Indians, but school officials have taken its Native American mascot one step further: It calls school grounds "The Reservation."
The sign pictured above saying "Welcome to The Reservation" is painted on a building next to the North Side football field. North Side High School's Web site displays a photo of a different sign with the same message.
Reznet invites you to leave a comment below and tell the school what you think of the Indians mascot and its claim to be a reservation.
Feel free to use this as a teaching opportunity: There are no reservations or federally recognized tribes in Tennessee, and you could educate school officials — and the students — on what it's like to live on a real reservation. Invite them over to yours ...
We'll send your comments to the local paper, The Jackson Sun.
No profanities or personal attacks, please. It's reznet's policy to delete such comments.
There are four federally non-recognized tribes in Tennessee: the Cumberland Creek Indian Confederation, Cherokee of Lawrence County, Etowah Cherokee Nation and Red Clay Band of S.E. Cherokee Confederacy. Although Tennessee does not recognize any tribes, the state has an official Commission of Indian Affairs.
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