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A bill to require tribal approval for public schools to continue using Indian mascots squeaked by the House this week, but there’s good news for both bill supporters and opponents.
The measure is certain to die in the Republican-controlled Senate, which makes Rep. Tim Dore, R-Elizabeth, happy. His district includes the .
But the bill also has generated talk among schools with Indian mascots about the need to reach out to tribes, which was one of the goals of House Bill 1165 all along, said Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thorton, who co-sponsored the measure.
They appeared Wednesday on “On the Spot, the weekly Denver Post TV political show.
During the program, I suggested that if Lamar has to change its name, the
