Michigan School to continue use of "Chieftains" mascot despite objection from Pokagon Band

A dispute over the Dowagiac Union Schools' mascot is brewing. The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indian’s Tribal Council sent a letter to the school board president two months after the board decided to not change the current “Chieftains” mascot. #nativeamerican #dowagiac #michigan Story Link: https://wsbt.com/news/local/dowagiac-... _________________ Stay up to date by following our social media: WSBT 22 on Facebook:   / wsbtnews   WSBT 22 on Twitter:   / wsbt   WSBT 22 on Instagram:   / wsbt   For more information, visit https://wsbt.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to our newsroom: [email protected] WSBT is an IN based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates.