Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

Plaques honoring the Dartmouth High School Indian name and logo are now in place at the school and the Memorial Stadium football field.

A Dartmouth Indian logo designed by Clyde Andrews that predates the current logo could hang at Dartmouth High School.

Wampanoag tribe members from Aquinnah sent a letter to Dartmouth's School Committee on Monday urging them to keep the district's Indian logo ahead of a forum on the issue on Tuesday.

The Dartmouth Indian may be bound for the happy hunting ground. The Dartmouth School Committee could decide soon whether or not to remove the Dartmouth Indians name and logo from the public school system. The committee's Equity & Diversity Subcommittee has considered making a recommendation to remove the name and logo because some believe they are offensive to Native Americans. The enl... Read