Since 1958, North Cobb High School has proudly represented itself and its student body as "Warriors", depicting generic Native American imagery such as arrowheads and headdresses, and referring to itself as the "Warrior Nation". Throughout the school's history, the warrior mascot has been given such names as "Big Heap Warrior" in the 1950's and "Chief Win 'Em All" in the 1990's/2000's. Representing the school, students, faculty, and staff as "warriors" and stereotypically utilizing Native American imagery without giving proper and genuine acknowledgment to the Indigenous peoples they mean to emulate is disrespectful, dehumanizing, and racist. This type of continued ignorance is unacceptable. 

The National Congress of American Indians says this: "Indian mascots and stereotypes present a misleading image of Indian people and feed the historic myths that have been used to whitewash a history of oppression... there is no excuse for cultural stereotypes that degrade, slander, mock or belittle Native people."

As NCHS alumni, we urgently propose that the school change the mascot to something neutral and non-offensive.