# Mascot' and Native American Heritage

To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, renowned children's authors Traci Sorrell and Charles Waters discussed their book "Mascot," dealing with a community grappling with their school's mascot: is it tradition, or does it need an update? How do we resolve the ways that Native Americans are portrayed in history books vs. their lived experiences and contemporary lives?

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2023
- By: Library Of Congress
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2025661569/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2025661569?play=1)