Barry Dana, of Solon, speaks before legislative committee members In August in support of a proposed law to ban the use of 'Indian' as a nickname or mascot in Maine schools on Monday at a well-attended hearing on the bill, L.D. 944.

Jennifer Poirier, center, an SAD 54 school board member and member of Skowhegan Pride, spoke against a proposed law to ban the use of 'Indian' as a nickname or mascot in Maine schools in Augusta on Monday at a well-attended hearing on the bill, L.D. 944.

Rep. Benjamin Collings, D-Portland, spoke about the bill he is sponsoring to ban the use of 'Indian' as a nickname or mascot in Maine schools during a committee hearing in Augusta on Monday that was well attended by those who want to keep the Indians nickname in Skowhegan and by those who don’t want to keep it.

Barry Dana of Solon speaks before legislative committee members in Augusta in support of a proposed law to ban the use of the term 'Indian' as a nickname or mascot in Maine schools on Monday at a well-attended hearing on the bill, L.D. 944.

Larry Harrington wore a shirt supporting the use of the nickname 'Indian' in SAD 54 schools during a hearing in Augusta on Monday and was against a proposed L.D. 944 to ban the use of the term or related mascots statewide in Maine schools.