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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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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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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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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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Newspaper
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Native American activists are urging Arcadia High School to drop the Apache mascot, hinting that they might turn to a law suit as a last resort.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10384
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School - Mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
10332AN
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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
Pages
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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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
Pages
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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