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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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Newspaper
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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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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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
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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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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30434
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2007
Pages
p. News 9
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2007
Pages
p. News 9
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Combs, Lisa Cresswell
Mascot, Maureen Margaret
Tisdial, Curtis
Item ID
30621AN
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As Assemblyman Tim Leslie sang his Arcadia High School alma mater school song, the State Assembly on June 5th rejected a bill that would bar California public Schools from using Native-American names for their mascots.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25632
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2003
Pages
p. A4, A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2003
Pages
p. A4, A11
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School - Mascot
Leslie, Tim
Item ID
25832AN
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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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Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg (D-Los Angeles) has reintroduced her bill to ban the use of Native American names for school mascots. The bill was defeated in the last session, with opposition from the city of Arcadia and the Arcadia Unified School District. The act lists only two tribal names as specifically banned - Apaches and Comanches -- along with terms such as Redskins, Chiefs, Braves and Papooses. Under AB858, the only schools exempted from the ban are those under the regulation of tribal councils.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31289
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Assembly bills - Assembly Bill 858 (AB858) - Jerry Ballesteros Act
Goldberg, Jackie
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
31484AN
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Arcadia High students are collecting toiletries and other items to aid members of the White Mountain Apache Tribe who were displaced by a massive wildfire. They have formed the "Apache to Apache" drive. Because the high school mascot is the Apache, students have developed a close relationship with the Native Americans who live on a reservation in Arizona.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23959
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia High School - Mascot
White Mountain Apaches
Item ID
24159AN
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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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Jackie Goldberg's Assembly Bill 2115 to ban the use of American Indian tribes as mascots was defeated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30345
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Assembly bills
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
30531AN
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Voting on an assembly bill by Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg to ban the use of Indian tribal names by schools could happen as early as today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30325
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Apaches
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Goldberg, Jackie
Indian names
Logos
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Item ID
30511AN
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Californian Assemblywoman Carol Liu visited Arcadia High School to discuss a bill banning the use of Native American mascots.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23500
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School mascot
Item ID
23708AN
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Board wants to keep Apache name. The Arcadia Board of Education voted unanimously to oppose AB 2115, a bill that would forbid Arcadia High School from using the Apache mascot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30322
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 16, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 16, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia Board of Education
Apache Nation
Apaches
Arcadia High School mascot
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Cooper, Charles
Goldberg, Jackie (Assemblywoman)
Hennessy, Mimi
Liu, Carol (Assemblywoman)
Native American Indian Tribes
Steinmeier, Joann
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30508AN
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Assembly Bill 2115 goes to the state legislature. It calls for a ban on using the name Apaches by Arcadia Unified School District sports teams.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30282
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 2, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 2, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Assembly bills
Native American Indian Tribes
White Mountain Apache Nation
Item ID
30469AN
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Article about the Arcadia High School mascot controversy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23231
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Native Americans
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
23439AN
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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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Newspaper
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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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
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
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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State legislators debate whether Native American symbols should be used as school mascots.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23318
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2000
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2000
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia High School mascot
Item ID
23527AN
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Arcadia board reaffirms use of Apache name. The school board revisited the issue of the use of the Apache name and symbol by Arcadia High School. Native Americans spoke against using the name Apache but the board concluded that it will retain "Apaches," a name AHS has used since the early 1950s.Article by Ed Spielman

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27457
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
School Board
Spielman, Ed
Item ID
27654AN
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After an emotional, two hour discussion, the Arcadia school board reaffirmed its support of Arcadia High School's use of the Apache nickname.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18612
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
18856AN
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