Symposium will focus on Indian mascots

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Bob Roche and Lawrence Sampson of the Cleveland American Indian Movement will speak at a diversity symposium at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Phillips Lecture Hall in Westminster College's Hoyt Science Resources Center.
Their presentation, "We're Not Your Indians Anymore," will focus on the issue of American Indian mascots for sports teams.
Roche, who is an Apache, has been active in the Cleveland American Indian Movement since its founding in 1972 by Russell Means.
He has established himself at the forefront of the Indian issues in Cleveland.
He has appeared in PBS productions and traveled abroad to raise awareness of the Indian socio-political struggle.
Sampson, who is a Delaware Eastern Band Cherokee, is an organizer and educator who has traveled to Indian communities nationwide, assisting them as they struggle for sovereignty and self-determination.
He has spoken extensively on Indian issues, both domestically and internationally. Sampson has contributed to two books, "Children of the Dragonfly" and the soon-to-be-released "Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? Reflections of the Liberation of Animals."
The event is free and open to the public.