Here is the link to the 'Bedford Road Redmen - It's Time for a Change' Facebook page - to learn more see the following news articles. This is an important topic to discuss with students in social studies, language arts, physical education, art ...and all grade levels.
Redmen Team Name Irks Saskatoon High School Graduate: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2011/09/22/sk-bedford-road-school-sports-team-name-110922.html
The movement to change the Redmen name/mascot can be linked to the post below about the renaming of a Nova Scotia school:
Cornwallis renaming is the right thing to do: We shouldn't honour the architects of genocide: http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2011/06/26/cornwallis-renaming-is-the-right-thing-to-do
Cornwallis renaming is the right thing to do: We shouldn't honour the architects of genocide: http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2011/06/26/cornwallis-renaming-is-the-right-thing-to-do
