Sacramento high school to retire Native American mascot mural

School leaders at Hiram Johnson High School in Sacramento, known as “the home of the Warriors,” is going to remove a stereotypical depiction of a Native American man painted on the wall of its gym, according to The Sacramento Bee.

Native students and community members presented a petition to the Sacramento City Unified School District, asking that the mural and other Native symbols be removed from the campus, according to the article.

The trustees directed facilities staff to take down the mural as soon as possible, according to district officials…

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