(WBEN) - As was anticipated, the New York State Board of Regents unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday prohibiting the use of names, mascots and logos of indigenous people.
This means schools like Salamanca, Tonawanda, Cheektowaga and Iroquois schools will have to make some changes or risk having funding withheld.
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Superintendent of Salamanca City Central School District, Dr. Mark Beehler spoke extensively with WBEN's Brian Mazurowski and Susan Rose on "A New Morning" on what the process unfolding in the district and community as a result of the movement to eliminate Native names and mascots.
"We're the only school district, public school district, that actually exists on Native owned territory," Beehler says.
The district is on the Seneca Nation territory land, and serves both Native and non-Native students.
The whole in-depth interview is available to you in the player below: