Trump's education secretary threatens to pull funding from New York over its Native American mascot ban

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8. Hmmm. Keeping "The Chiefs" as a mascot is almost sacrilegious and mocking.

About 50 miles east of Massapequa are The Hamptons.

The land making up The Hamptons once belonged to the Shinnecock Indians and like American tradition goes, it was taken away from them. The Shinnecocks are now reduced to paltry patches of land and are "allowed" to have annual "Pow Wows" on Labor Day Week-end. Their traditions are minimalized. When you drive on Montauk Highway, you see a small variety of stores. Decades ago, they only sold "Indian beads" and cigarettes. They've converted to cannabis.

If Native Americans' status were respected and elevated, then yeah, maybe I wouldn't have a problem with the mascot for Massapequa.