The Italian American One Voice Coalition (“IAOVC”), the nation’s largest independent Italian American anti-bias organization, proudly announces its full support of Massapequa High School, Long Island, NY in preserving its longtime Native American logo, the “Chiefs.”

This position aligns with the organization’s historic alliance with the Native American Guardian’s Association (“NAGA”), forged to confront the rising wave of cancel culture that threatens the heritage and identity of both Native American and Italian American communities. The school district is now calling on President Donald Trump to step in and help reverse a controversial statewide mandate that bans Native American names and imagery from all New York public schools.