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Carpinteria schools may remove Native American items from logo

Originally published 09:29 a.m., February 4, 2009
Updated 09:29 a.m., February 4, 2009

CARPINTERIA, Calif. (AP) — It now looks like the Native American head,
canoe and arrowhead will be removed from the Carpinteria Unified School
District's logo.

A student member of the Chumash tribe complained last year that the mascot
perpetuates stereotypes and offensive to Native Americans.

The district's 15-member Native American Imagery Committee met for the
final time Tuesday night and recommended the change, as well as urging
removal of a 10-foot mural of a Native American and a bird.

The committee earlier recommended a mural outside the Carpinteria High
School gymnasium be altered to remove the scowling warrior head as well as
from letterman jackets and the school marquee.

The school board will now consider the recommendations.