Bring Back The Head (mascot)

A  group of local Del Norte County, CA Schools Alumni and the Del Norte Youth Football League are pushing to bring back “the outdated and banned Indian Head Plains Style Mascot” to Del Norte County.  The faction wants to use the Indian Head with a plains style head dress despite the issue being resolved 15 years ago by a local committee comprised of a cross section of American Indians, students, staff, coaches, community members and alumni.  That group followed the national trend in its decision and determined that no ethic group should be used as a sports mascot or school logo, especially one that uses another tribe’s sacred items.   

To share your opinions on the use of Native Americans to the group lobbying for the return of the Del Norte Mascot please go to:

To comment on the Mascot issue contact Del Norte Youth Football: http://dnyf.org/Contact.htm
There is also a list of sponsors on this page that you may want to contact.

THIS ITEM ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2012  If you would like to contact the District Superintendent and school board please see below:

Del Norte County Unified School District
301 West Washington Blvd. 
Crescent City, CA 95531
707-464-6141

Don Olson
County and District Superintendent
(707) 464-0200

Frances Costello, Board President 

Jim Maready, Vice President/Clerk

Don McArthur, Board Member
 

Lori Cowan, Board Member

Jennifer England, Board Member