In 2020, the Nashoba Regional School District Committee voted to retire a controversial Chieftain mascot, selected in 1961. Our goal was to provide the community with a resource to learn about local history and the nationwide Native American mascot debate. Methods included archival research and interviews to record attitudes and perspectives of community members in response to the mascot change. The final deliverable included a timeline of change and a framework for educational enrichment surrounding the use of the mascot.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Mirecki, Victoria L.
• Lima, Marissa
• Grenier, Drew J.
• Lungwitz, Claire E.
• Franklin, Jake A.

Subject

• Learning
• Community
• Culture
• Well-Being
• Inclusion

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 24166
• E-project-051221-183840

Keyword

• Chieftain
• Mascot
• Nashoba
• Change
• Nipmuc
• Native American

Advisor

• Shockey, Ingrid K.

Year

• 2021

Center

• Mandi, India Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Maura Sieller
• Elaine Sanfilippo
• Joanna Miller

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 10 - Reducing Inequality
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2021-05-12

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright