Winton Woods votes to drop chieftain logo

Another Cincinnati area high school will retire a mascot and logo that used Native American imagery.

"ANOTHER CINCINNATI HIGHSCHOOL WILL RETIRE ITS LOGOBECAUSE OF NATIVE-AMERICANIMAGERY.

THIS COMES ON THEHEELS OF THE FOREST HILLSSCHOOL DISTRICT DROPPING THEREDSKINS NAME FROM ANDERSONHIGH SCHOOL WEEKSAGO."WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTERKRISTEN SWILLEY SHARES HOW THEVOTE UNFOLDED AND HAS REACTIONFROM LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANACTIVISTS.THE WINTON WOODS SCHOOL BOARDIS DROPPING ITS CHIEFTAINMASCOT AMID GROWING LOCAL ANDNATIONWIDE PRESSURE FORINSTITUTIONS TO STOP USINGNATIVE AMERICAN IMAGERY.Mr. McGowens - I.

Mrs. Rugless- I.

Mr.Berte - I... Thavote passes unanimously.": IT TOOUNDER TWO MINUTES FOR THEWINTON WOODS BOARD OFEDUCATION TO DO WHAT SCHOOLSAND TEAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRYHAVE DEBATED FOR DECADES.They were very clear thattheir caricature is notmascot and they wanted to movethe nation in a differentdirection."WEIGHING THE FUTURE OF THEWARRIORS... THE WINTON WOODSBOARD OF EDUCATION METVIRTUALLY TO DISCUSS WHETHERTHE CHIEFTAIN IMAGE FITS INTOTHE DISTRICT'SFUTURE."One of the things theyrecommended is if you use anykind of caricature of a NativeAmerican that you would removethat mascot from anyparaphernalia, any activitythat you mayhave."JHERI NERI, EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR OF THE GREATERCINCINNATI NATIVE AMERICANCOALITION, WAS INVOLVED WITHTHE YEARS-LONG DEBATE ANDEVENTUAL RETIREMENT OFANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL'SREDSKINS LOGO."I want to say thank you.

Thatthis was such a no-brainer forthem.

They knew that this wassomething important thatneeded to be done."THIS VOTE COMES FOLLOWING ASTATEMENT FROM THE NATIONALCOUNCIL OF AMERICAN INDIANS."I'm pleased that this ishappening at the rate thatit's happening.

I reallybelieve that themovementsthat arehappening."WE'RE WORKING TO LEARN IF THEWARRIORS NAME WILL STICKAROUND OR IF THERE WILL BE ANENTIRE REBRANDING.

REPORTINGAT WINTON WOODS HIGH SCHOOL...KRISTEN SWILLEY... WCPO...9NE