David Narcomey
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David Narcomey is a member of the Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma
and an activist who was the regional
director
of the North Florida
chapter of the American Indian Movement
or AIM.
Narcomey opposes colleges or universities that use American Indian
symbols or representations as sports mascots or other sports related imagery.
David Narcomey was perhaps the principal member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma who supported the proposed NCAA ban on the use of Seminole imagery by Florida State University
. Narcomey was, in the FSU matter, considered to be a leading tribe member in consultation with the NCAA while a proposed ban on the use of Seminole imagery by FSU was reviewed.
Later, Narcomey was publicly overruled by the chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and consequently the NCAA excluded Florida State from the nationwide ban.
Narcomey's stance has been echoed among a minority of American Indian tribe members at other universities that use American Indian imagery. In the same area of activism David Narcomey has publicly stated that any use of American Indian imagery by non-Indians harms American Indian children. His position has been controversial as being excessively politically correct
, but is supported by some members of American Indian tribes.
Narcomey was instrumental in the YMCA abandoning the 76 year old tradition of Y-Indian Guides, which he believes traumatizes American Indian children.
Seminole
The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida, who now reside primarily in that state and Oklahoma. The Seminole nation emerged in a process of ethnogenesis out of groups of Native Americans, most significantly Creeks from what is now Georgia and Alabama, who settled in Florida in...
Nation of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
and an activist who was the regional
Régional
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director
Board of directors
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of the North Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
chapter of the American Indian Movement
American Indian Movement
The American Indian Movement is a Native American activist organization in the United States, founded in 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota by urban Native Americans. The national AIM agenda focuses on spirituality, leadership, and sovereignty...
or AIM.
Narcomey opposes colleges or universities that use American Indian
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
symbols or representations as sports mascots or other sports related imagery.
David Narcomey was perhaps the principal member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma who supported the proposed NCAA ban on the use of Seminole imagery by Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
. Narcomey was, in the FSU matter, considered to be a leading tribe member in consultation with the NCAA while a proposed ban on the use of Seminole imagery by FSU was reviewed.
Later, Narcomey was publicly overruled by the chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and consequently the NCAA excluded Florida State from the nationwide ban.
Narcomey's stance has been echoed among a minority of American Indian tribe members at other universities that use American Indian imagery. In the same area of activism David Narcomey has publicly stated that any use of American Indian imagery by non-Indians harms American Indian children. His position has been controversial as being excessively politically correct
Politically Correct
Politically Correct may refer to:*Political correctness, language, ideas, policies, or behaviour seeking to minimize offence to groups of people-See also:*Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, book by James Finn Garner, published in 1994...
, but is supported by some members of American Indian tribes.
Narcomey was instrumental in the YMCA abandoning the 76 year old tradition of Y-Indian Guides, which he believes traumatizes American Indian children.