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Decades-long debate over Arcadia High School's use of Apache imagery resurfaces. The controversy began in 1997. In the late 1990s, Native American activists threatened to sue Arcadia High School over the use of the Apache mascot. "Apache Joe" mascot is no longer used. In 2020, a year of massive protests and change in the United States, perhaps another look at the logo and name may be in order. Arcadia schools Superintendent David Vannasdall responded, in part, with why Arcadia High School continues to use the Apache name, citing the strong partnership between Arcadia High School and the White Mountain Apache Tribe, who granted the use of their name to the school. He said, regardless of the school's mascot name, he will continue to honor the relationship he and Arcadia High School have with the White Mountain Apache Tribe and is fortunate to call them friends. He believes revisiting this issue on a regular basis is wise.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35764
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Activism
Arcadia High School Apaches
Burstyn, Mark
Farooq, Shayan
Mascots
Native Americans
Vannasdall, David
Wang, Sarah
White Mountain Apache Tribe
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Councilman Gary Kovacic has suggested that Arcadia establish a sister city relationship with Whiteriver, the main community on the White Mountain Indian Reservation, upon which the White Mountain Apache Tribe live.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30484
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 11, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 11, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Apache Nation
Native American Indian Tribes
Sister cities
White Mountain Indian Reservation
Whiteriver (City)
Item ID
30671AN
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Arcadia High School students come to the aid of Apache Native Americans who suffered losses from a brush fire in Cabecue, Arizona.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30479
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School - Students
Native American Indian Tribes
White Mountain Tribe
Item ID
30666AN
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Arcadia Unified School District to reconsider Apaches as mascot amid online petition drive, officials say it is on agenda. It is a revival of a 20-year-old controversy to remove Apaches name and imagery amid a nationwide movement to erase offensive emblems. Shayan Farooq, a 2013 graduate of Arcadia High School, felt the issue needed to be addressed. Farooq started a petition at Change.org. AUSD spokesperson Ryan Foran said the issue will be addressed in its list of priorities after reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic and recent sexual assault allegations involving current and former students who were video recorded, without consent, having sex. Controversy surrounding the Apaches mascot dates back two decades when Native American activists protested the Apache Joe mascot at Arcadia school board meetings in 1999. Then Principal Martin Plourde sought the White Mountain Apache Tribe's blessing to use the imagery and tribal leaders approved, but many students at Alchesay High School (Arcadia High School's sister school on Apache reservation) found the mascot offensive and urged Plourde to change it. 2018 Arcadia High School graduate Yumei Lin is leading a Facebook group to change the emblem.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35782
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Arcadia High School mascot
Farooq, Shayan
Lin, Yumei
Plourde, Martin
White Mountain Apache Tribe
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Arcadia High School Student Council Apache Commission raised money and supplies to help support White Mountain Apache Tribute of Cibecue, Arizona. Since the 1990s Arcadia High School has maintained a positive relationship with the tribe.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34743
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
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p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia High School Student Council Apache Commission
Native America tributes-Apaches
Item ID
34935AN
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A member of the White Mountain Apache Tribal Council in Arizona said Friday the Council still accepts the use of the "Apache" nickname by Arcadia High School, despite a local Native American activist's request to condemn it.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18502
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
White Mountain Apache Tribal Council
Item ID
18746AN
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Former Mayor, students reflect on continuing controversy over Apache imagery use at Arcadia High School.1342 people have signed petition to stop its use as a mascot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35765
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Activism
Arcadia High School Apaches
Flanders, Jill
Mascots
Native Americans
Plourde, Martin
Vannasdall, David
White Mountain Apache Tribe
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Arcadia High School students are discussing changing the Apache mascot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10851
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
October 17, 1997
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p. 1
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Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
October 17, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
10762AN
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Apache band captures praise in Arizona. The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band and Color Guard took part in the White Mountain Apache Fair and rodeo in Arizona. The announcer said, "We are proud you are using our name." Photo caption: Wearing their new Apache-approved headdresses, members of the Arcadia high School Apache marching band tend to final details prior to the Arizona parade last weekend.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27695
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 7, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 7, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School - Apache Marching Band
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
27892AN
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Several White Mountain Apaches spent several days on the high school campus exchanging friendship and learning. Tribal Council Chairman Dallas Massey, with others in his group, also attended a Board of Education meeting, Chamber of Commerce Intercultural Dinner and the Rotary Club.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27760
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2000
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2000
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School mascot
Massey, Dallas
White Mountain Apaches
Item ID
27957AN
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Assembly bill AB858, also known as the Jerry Ballesteros Act, is now going to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. It is a bill introduced by Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg (D-Los Angeles), calling for a ban on the use of Native American tribal names, specifically Apaches and Comanches, as school mascots. The Arcadia Board of Education opposes the bill. Arcadia leaders say the use of the name Apaches is a gesture of respect. Arcadia High School has a close relationship with the White Mountain Apache tribe, which supports the use of the name. This year's bill is different, in that last year's bill left a small loophole if the name is used respectfully.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31374
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 20
Subjects
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Assembly bills - Assembly Bill 858 (AB858) - Jerry Ballesteros Act
Goldberg, Jackie
Indian mascot bill
Native American Indian Tribes
Tribal names
Item ID
31568AN
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The Apache marching band will participate in the annual Festival of Bands. Dallas Massey, Apache Tribal Chairman for the White Mountain Apaches, will be the Grand Marshal of the parade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27755
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 16, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 16, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School - Apache Marching Band
Festival of Bands
Massey, Dallas
White Mountain Apaches
Item ID
27952AN
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The Apaches are here to stay. The Arcadia High Student Exectuvie Council announced that the school will maintain the the Apache Indian as the Arcadia High School mascot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25903
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 1997
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Peschiutta, Claudia
Item ID
26103AN
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Newspaper Index
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An Apache tribal council in Arizona has reiterated it does not object to Arcadia High School's use of the Apache name.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18618
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
18862AN
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Pro and con discussions on the Apache mascot for Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27177
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 3, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 3, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
27375AN
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Despite pressure from Native American representatives to switch mascots in the interest of cultural sensitivity, the Apache will remain as Arcadia High School's mascot, student and school leaders decided.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3254
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
10995AN
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Newspaper Index
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More than a mascot. Schools: When a Native American group urged Arcadia High to stop using the Apache as a symbol, officials made it an educational issue to be studied--and decided by--the Student Council. Members of the Arcadia High School Student Council are scheduled today to recommend whether to keep their school mascot, the Apache warrior which has been used for 45 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3268
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
October 28, 1997
Pages
p. B2 w/photo
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
October 28, 1997
Pages
p. B2 w/photo
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
10996AN
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Council opposes tribal mascot bill. Arcadia city council voted to oppose AB 2115 or any other legislation that would block Arcadia High School from using the Apache name and mascot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30363
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School mascot
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Assembly bills
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
30550AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia High School Executive Council decided to retain the Apache as school mascot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7240
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
October 30, 1997
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
October 30, 1997
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
11108AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School's Student Executive council convened behind closed doors last week to cast its vote on whether the Apache mascot is insulting to American Indians or is a tradition which should remain at the school. They present their vote to the School Board on Tuesday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2039
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
10909AN
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Newspaper Index
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