Two dead in Colchester shooting / schools okay with Native American mascot names

Vermont news headlines aggregated from Vermont media by Vermont Daily Chronicle

WCAX	ACLU calls for Vermont to invest in alternatives instead of new prison
WCAX	Green Mountain Unified School District reverses decision on ‘Chieftains’
WCAX	Abenaki tribe defends use of Swanton high school mascot
VT Digger	Morristown residents raise objections to proposed 30% increase in town budget
Newport Dispatch	White River Junction high school girls basketball forfeits games over transgender opponent
VT Digger	Final Reading: A lawmaker’s quest to legalize funeral pyres
NBC 5	Mother speaks out after alleged attempted kidnapping in Burlington
VT Digger	‘Dead on arrival’: New Orange County sheriff bemoans department’s woeful finances
WCAX	Two dead following suspected shooting in Colchester

S.Lowry says:

March 2, 2023 at 10:24 am

“Chieftain,” as a word predates contact with North Americans. First use is in the fourteenth century, but the roots go back to Roman Latin and even Proto Indo-European. Pre-feudal Europe was full of chieftains, as was 19th century Scotland. Maybe someone finally checked in with the english or history teachers. Switch out the Native American for a Viking or a Highlander and you’re good to go, Wokies.

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