Arizona State Mascot Symposium

From the ASU website:

Pride or Prejudice: Indian Mascots and Imagery
in the United States

October 20, 2006

Throughout the Twentieth Century, Indians and images of Indians became popular for use in branding products and as mascots for athletic teams. As the Twenty-First Century began, these mascots received new scrutiny and disapproval, most recently with the decision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association to prohibit the use of certain mascots and images at NCAA-sponsored events. This conference will feature key players in the ongoing dispute over the propriety of Indian mascots, and will explore both the legal and ethical implications of the use of such imagery by American universities and public schools.

Commentators include:

Kevin Gover
Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Arizona State University

Suzan Harjo
President and Executive Director, Morning Star Institute

Linda Demaine
Associate Professor of Law, Director of Law and Psychology
Graduate Program, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Arizona State University

Stephanie Fryberg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Arizona

Rebecca Tsosie
Professor of Law, Executive Director Indian Legal Program, William
H. Pedrick Distinguished Scholar
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

Peter French
Director for Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics
Arizona State University

Matthew L. M. Fletcher
Assistant Professor,College of Law, Michigan State University
Director, MSU Indigenous Law Center

Bernard Franklin
Senior Vice-President, National Collegiate Athletic Association

Myles Lynk
Peter Kiewit Foundation Professor of Law & Legal Profession,
Faculty Athletic Representative
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

Suzan Harjo
President and Executive Director, Morning Star Institute

Joseph Abeyta
Santa Fe Indian School Braves
Superintendent, Santa Fe Indian School

Roland McCook Sr.
Former Chairman, Ute Indian Tribe

Ron His Horse Is Thunder
Chairman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Frank Sage
University of North Dakota Student
People Not Logos

Howard Wakeland
President, Honor the Chief Society

Robert Clinton
Foundation Professor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Arizona State University

Steve Baird
Shareholder, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Lawrence R. Baca
Deputy Director of the Office of Tribal Justice
United States Department of Justice

Richard Guest
Attorney, Native American Rights Fund, Washington D.C.

Betty Steffens (invited)
General Counsel
Florida State University