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Hot Springs residents and tribal members press to retire 'Savages' mascot
Summary
Interviews collected by the local program Eagles Eye show Hot Springs residents and tribal members calling the Hot Springs High School "Savages" mascot degrading. Organizers say a petition and outreach to tribal bodies are under way; the Hot Springs School Board has said any change would need support from American Indian community members.
Hot Springs residents and tribal members interviewed by the local program Eagles Eye urged the Hot Springs School and surrounding communities to retire the school's "Savages" mascot, calling the term degrading and harmful to Native students.
The issue matters to residents on the Flathead Reservation and nearby towns because interviewees said the term carries historical and personal harms for Indigenous people and can affect how Native children are perceived and treated in school. Organizers described a petition drive and planned outreach to the tribal council and local Indian organizations to build support for change.
"There are no such thing as savages. Savages, that's not my people. My people aren't savages. We, we're children of the earth,"…
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