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Gordon Monson: Handed an easy one, state lawmakers whiff on Native American nicknames in Utah schools

Thumbs-down vote on resolution that recommends schools replace their American Indian nicknames and mascots stands in stark contrast to what’s going on nationally

Members of the House of Representatives are partitioned by plexiglass as the Utah State Legislature opens the 2021 legislative session at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP). The House this last week voted down a non-binding resolution that would have encouraged Utah schools with Native American nicknames and mascots to replace them.