NCAI Voices Support for Retirement of 'Rutland Raider Name
An article in the Rutland Herald, by Jim Sabataso
Published on May 28, 2021
Another national group has weighed in on Rutland’s mascot debate.
On Friday, the National Congress of American Indians sent a letter to the Rutland City Board of School Commissioners and Rutland City Public Schools administrators to reiterate its support of the board’s decision to retire the “Raider” name and arrowhead logo.
A Washington, D.C.,-based nonprofit founded in 1944, NCAI is, according to its website, “the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities.”