List of secondary school sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples
Prior usage

List of secondary school sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples

Section Title: Prior usage
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School	City	State / Provence	Old Name	New Name	Year	Notes

Afton High School	Afton	New York	Indians	Crimson Knights	2001

Alto Pass High School	Alto Pass	Illinois	Apaches	NA	1969	School closed and consolidated into Cobden High School, nicknamed Appleknockers

Arvada High School	Arvada	Colorado	Redskins	Reds	1993	Bulldog mascot

Austine School for the Deaf	Brattleboro	Vermont	Arrows	NA	2014	All K-12 programs suspended

Balfour Collegiate	Regina	Saskatchewan	Redmen	Bears	2014

Bedford Road Collegiate	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	Redmen	Redhawks	2014

Belding High School	Belding	Michigan	Redskins	Black Knights	2016	The Belding Area Schools Board of Education unanimously voted December 19, 2016 to drop the Redskins and begin the process of selecting a new name.

Brebeuf College School	North York	Ontario	Redmen	Bulls	2004

Canajoharie High School	Canajoharie	New York	Redskins	Cougars	2000

Capitol Hill High School	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Redskins	Red Wolves	2015	Redskins retired December 2014 by a vote of the school board, students selected as their new mascot in 2015.

Cardinal Gibbons High School	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Redskins	Chiefs	2006	School retains Native American imagery

Carrollton High School	Carrollton	Alabama	Indians

Cedar High School	Cedar City	Utah	Redmen	Reds	2019	"Redmen" mascot retired by a 3-2 vote of the school board.

Centennial High School	Blaine	Minnesota	Chiefs	Cougars

Chowchilla High School	Chowchilla	California	Redskins	Tribe	2016	School plans to retain Native American imagery.

Colusa High School	Colusa	California	Redskins	RedHawks	2012

Conrad Schools of Science	Wilmington	Delaware	Redskins	Red Wolves	2017	The name was dropped in June 2016 The "Red Wolves" was selected by a student vote in February, 2017.

Cooperstown Junior-Senior High School	Cooperstown	New York	Redskins	Hawkeyes	2013	Students voted to change the mascot over the objections of alumni and parents. In appreciation the Oneida Tribe of New York donated $10,000 to assist with the cost of the change.

Copper Cliff	Sudbury	Ontario	Braves	Crushers	2013

Cumberland High School	Cumberland	Kentucky	Redskins	NA	2008	Consolidated with two other schools into Harlan County High School

Effingham County High School	Springfield	Georgia	Chiefs	The Rebels

Enterprise High School	Enterprise	Oregon	Savages	Outlaws

Fairview High School	Fairview Park	Ohio	Warriors	2019	Native imagery replaced by gladiator

Flint Central High School	Flint	Michigan	Indians	Phoenix	2005

Frontier Regional School	Deerfield	Massachusetts	Redskins	Red Hawks	2000

Gardena High School	Los Angeles	California	Mohican	Panther	1997	Located in the Harbor Gateway neighborhood of LA.

General William J. Palmer High School	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Terrors	1985	Did not change the name but the original mascot was a caricature of a Native American called "Eagle Beak", replaced with an Eagle.

Glenwood High School	Chatham	Illinois	Redskins	Titans	2001

Goffstown High School	Goffstown	New Hampshire	Redskins	Grizzlies	1994

Goshen High School	Goshen	Indiana	Redskins	Redhawks	2016

Grafton High School	Grafton	Wisconsin	Blackhawks	"Black Hawks"

Grand Forks Central High School	Grand Forks	North Dakota	Redskins	Knights	1992

Grand Rapids High School	Grand Rapids	Minnesota	Indians	Thunderhawks

Gridley High School	Gridley	Illinois	Redskins	NA	2004	Merged with another school to become the El Paso–Gridley Titans.

Gustine High School	Gustine	California	Redskins	Reds	2016	Became the first to comply with the Californian state law, adopting the name used by the school from 1913 to 1936.

Hall High School	West Hartford	Connecticut	Warriors	2012	Kept name, remove Native American imagery.

Hiawatha High School	Hiawatha	Kansas	Redskins	Red Hawks	2001

Hot Springs High School	Hot Springs	Montana	Savages	Savage Heat	2007

Huntley High School	Huntley	Illinois	Redskins	Red Raiders	2002	Native American Bar Association threatened litigation.

Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind	Gooding	Idaho	Redskins	Raptors	1990

Immaculate Conception High School	Lodi	New Jersey	Apaches	Blue Wolves	2004

Iowa Falls-Alden High School	Iowa Falls	Iowa	Redskins	Cadets	1999

James S. Rickards High School	Tallahassee	Florida	Redskins	Raiders	2000

Jefferson High School	Daly City	California	Indians	Grizzlies

John Swett High School	Crockett	California	Indians	Warriors	2015	While dropping the Indian name, adoption of the Warriors is seen by many as a way of retaining Native American imagery.

Lamar High School	Houston	Texas	Redskins	Texans	2014	Houston ISD voted to change racially insensitive mascots.

Lancaster High School	Lancaster	New York	Redskins	Legends	2015	After contentious community meetings, the school board voted to retire the name. The new name was selected by a vote by students.

Ledgemont High School	Thompson Township	Ohio	Redskins	NA	2015	School closed.

Logan High School	Logan	South Dakota	Arrows	NA	School closed.

Marist High School	Chicago	Illinois	Redskins	Redhawks	1997	Change was discussed, then made with little comment except a few alumni.

Marshall High School	Marshall	Michigan	Redskins	Redhawks	2005

Massena Central High School	Massena	New York	Red Raiders	~2000	With no new mascot to replace it, some parents and alumni continue to use the prior "Indian head" logo and Raiders name, including on new athletic memorabilia.

Meadowdale High School	Edmonds	Washington	Chiefs	Mavericks	1999

Milford High School	Highland	Michigan	Redskins	Mavericks	2002

Millard South High School	Omaha	Nebraska	Indians	Patriots	2000

Mohawk High School	Marcola	Oregon	Mohawk Indian	Mustangs	2017	Name derived from Mohawk Valley.

Montevideo High School	Montevideo	Minnesota	Mohawks	Thunderhawks

Monticello High School	Monticello	Minnesota	Redmen	Redhawks

Mountain Empire High School	Pine Valley	California	Redskins	Redhawks	1997

Napa High School	Napa	California	Indians	Grizzly	2018	A school district committee recommended changing the mascot in 2017, which aroused some opposition. However, a new mascot was selected in August, 2018 by students and staff.

Naperville Central High School	Naperville	Illinois	Redskins	Red Hawks	1992	Alumni retained an attachment to the old name, but most think the change was a good one.

Natick High School	Natick	Massachusetts	Redmen	Red Hawks	2012	Change voted 2007, new name selected 2012.

North Douglas High School	Drain	Oregon	Warriors	2016	Name will be retained, but the mascot "Willie the Warrior" will be retired at the end of the 2016 school year and other Native American imagery will be removed.

North River High School	Cosmopolis	Washington	Redskins	Mustangs	1995

North Side High School	Fort Wayne	Indiana	Redskins	Legends	2015	The school's yearbook had always been the Legend.

Northwest Catholic High School	West Hartford	Connecticut	Indians	Lions	2015

Oak Park High School	Oak Park	Michigan	Redskins	Knights	1990

Onteora High School	Boiceville	New York	Indian	Eagle	2016

Osseo-Fairchild High School	Osseo	Wisconsin	Chieftains	Thunder

Ossining High School	Ossining	New York	Indians	No mascot

Owatonna Senior High School	Owatonna	Minnesota	Indians	Huskies	1994

Park High School	Cottage Grove	Minnesota	Indians	Wolfpack	1994	An "Indian Head" mosaic created in 1965 in the main hallway of the school has become the subject of contention between Native Americans and their supporters who want it removed, and others in the community who consider it a work of art and part of the school's history.

Parsippany High School	Parsippany-Troy Hills	New Jersey	Redskins	Redhawks	2001

Penfield High School	Penfield	New York	Chiefs	Patriots	2001

Pontiac Central High School	Pontiac	Michigan	Chiefs	NA	2009	School closed

Port Townsend High School	Port Townsend	Washington	Redskins	Redhawks	2014

Potomac High School	Oxon Hill	Maryland	Braves	Wolverines

Poynette High School	Poynette	Wisconsin	Indians	Pumas	2009

Reading Memorial High School	Reading	Massachusetts	Redmen	Rockets

Red Cloud Indian School	Pine Ridge Indian Reservation	South Dakota	Chiefs	Crusaders

Red Lodge High School	Red Lodge	Montana	Redskins	Rams	2011	The trustees of the school favored a change, while the community was divided.

Reedsport Community Charter School	Reedsport	Oregon	Braves	Brave	2016	The school board decided to change name and remove Native American imagery.

Runnymede Collegiate Institute	Toronto	Ontario	Redmen	Ravens	1994

St. Alphonsus High School	Dearborn	Michigan	Arrows	NA	2002	School closed

Salesian High School	Richmond	California	Chieftains	"Pride" the Lion	2006

Sanford High School	Sanford	Maine	Redskins	Spartans	2012	New mascot select by students.

Saranac Lake High School	Saranac Lake	New York	Redskins	Red Storm	2001

Sauk Rapids-Rice High School	Sauk Rapids	Minnesota	Indians	Storm	2007

Scarborough High School	Scarborough	Maine	Redskins	Red Storm	2001

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School	Union County	New Jersey	Raiders	2004	Although the Native American logo was replaced in 2004 by a generic figure with a sword and shield, fans continued to wear the old logo and appear at games in Native American headdresses.

Sequoia High School	Redwood City	California	Cherokee	Raven	2019

Seneca High School MCA	Louisville	Kentucky	Redskins	RedHawks	1997

Skowhegan Area High School	Skowhegan	Maine	Indians	2019	After receiving opposition to the "Indians" name from the Penobscot Nation and the ACLU of Maine, the school board voted in March 2019 to eliminate the mascot.

Storden Jeffers High School	Storden	Minnesota	Chiefs	NA	High schools consolidated

Talawanda High School	Oxford	Ohio	Braves	Brave	2018	In June, 2018 the Native American Rights Fund sent a six page letter detailing its opposition to the name and logo, including the testimony of a former student who stated that she was bullied after identifying herself as Native American.

Tamalpais High School	Mill Valley	California	Indians	Red Tailed Hawks	1990

The Dalles-Wahtonka High School	The Dalles	Oregon	Indian Eagles	Riverhawks	2014

Thomson Collegiate Institute	Scarborough	Ontario	Redmen	Titans	2005

Tulare High School	Tulare	South Dakota	Chieftains	NA	Hitchcock-Tulare Schools consolidated

Tulare Union High School	Tulare	California	Redskins	Tribe	2016	Plans to retain Native American imagery as much as possible.

Turners Falls High School	Montague	Massachusetts	Indians	Thunder	2017	Both the school and Turners Falls, Massachusetts are named in honor of Capt. William Turner, who led troops into a battle during King Philip's War where 300 Native Americans were killed.

Vallejo High School	Vallejo	California	Apaches	RedHawks	2014

Warrenton High School	Warrenton	Oregon	Warriors	2015	Native American images removed. In addition, the grade school in the same school distinct will change from "Braves" to Warriors.

Wauwatosa East High School	Wauwatosa	Wisconsin	Red Raiders	2010	Nickname retained, but mascot changed to a pirate.

Wells High School	Wells	Maine	Warriors	2018	The school will remain the Warriors, but remove all Native American imagery.

Wiscasset High School	Wiscasset	Maine	Redskins	Wolverines	2011	Change was approved in 2011, but the Redskins name was retained until the end of the school year. The new name was then selected by a public poll.

Woonsocket High School	Woonsocket	South Dakota	Redmen	Blackhawks	2016

Ypsilanti High School	Ypsilanti	Michigan	Braves	Grizzlies	2006

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The Swett High School in Crockett, California, changed its name from Indians to Warriors.

final_sentence: The Swett High School in Crockett, California, changed its name from Indians to Warriors.