4-H keeps tribe names, abandons Indian practices

Tuesday, December 17, 2002

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Children in West Virginia's 4-H program will no longer don feathered headdresses, engage in "stereotypical motions and dances" or chant a tribal cheer of "Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!" at summer camps, officials who oversee the program announced Monday.

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