President Donald Trump issued support to a Northeast high school using a Native American as a mascot, defying a statewide ban.

The Unkechaug and Shinnecock Indian Nations say they are ... is being sent by [the state regulations] is that we're not a symbol, we're not a mascot, we're not history. We're real people that ...

Shinnecock Indian Nation Council of Trustees member Germain Smith told the same publication that these mascots hurt children. “We are not a symbol,” Smith said. “We are not history.

“We are not a symbol, we are not history ... Germain Smith, Former Shinnecock Tribal Councilman, said in a statement on the issue. In 1644, the Massapequa Massacre was undertaken by Governor ...

Long Island is home to two recognized Indian tribes, the Shinnecock Nation and the Unkechaug ... [the state regulations] is that we’re not a symbol, we’re not a mascot, we’re not history.

“We are not a symbol, we are not history, we exist today. To some Native children, it is hurtful to see those mascots, and you would not understand that necessarily unless you grew up in a Native ...

Germain Smith, a former Shinnecock tribal councilman, echoed that sentiment in an interview. "We’re not a symbol, we’re not history. We exist today," said Smith. "And to some Native children ...

As Germain Smith, former General Council Secretary of the Shinnecock Indian Nation eloquently stated in ... the message that is being sent by [the state regulations] is that we're not a symbol, we're ...