Why are Indian Mascots such a big deal? This book provides information about Indian tribes and peoples to students, parents and teachers in an effort to help them understand why voluntarily changing their Indian mascots is worthy of our time and energy. This book is more than a book on Indian mascots. It covers information that students should learn about Indian tribes and people in school, but rarely is covered in current school curriculum. The book introduces students to the laws and policies that the U.S. Government adopted that have impacted lives of the Indian tribes and people. The myths and misperceptions about Indian people have been perpetuated by Indian mascots, and particularly by schools that use Indian mascots. Schools should be a place of learning and destroying ignorance and misperceptions, not perpetuating them! Most schools that use Indian mascots are doing so in direct conflict with their own Mission Statement and educational objectives. We encourage all schools, especially schools that use Indian mascots, to examine their educational objectives and decide for themselves if it is still appropriate to retain Indian mascots. This book will hopefully assist in looking at the issues surrounding Indian mascots with assistance from members of the Indian community who contribute their thoughts on this topic. We strongly encourage parents, students, teachers and administrators to learn more about this topic and hopefully come to a conclusion that will truly Honor Indians, rather than perpetuate ignorance.