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1 school use the "Inidans" mascot.
Most common states: New York (1)
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Hear how the Inidans fuels school spirit across the MascotFinder community.
“We count 1 programs flying the Inidans banner across New York. It is the spark that fills the stands every Friday night.”
Phoenix Brooks
New York Booster Council
“Per capita, no one rallies like New York. With 1 schools per million residents, the Inidans is part of daily conversations here.”
Harper Garcia
New York Local Sports Desk
“Students tell us the Inidans delivers the perfect person energy—easy to chant, easy to rally behind, and instantly recognizable on social clips.”
Kai Brooks
Regional Pep Collective
Quick answers based on school counts, state coverage, and classification data in our mascot database.
1 school in our database use the Inidans mascot across 1 state.
The Inidans shows up most in New York (1). Ny also has the strongest per-capita concentration of this mascot.
Schools classify the Inidans as a Person and Indigenous Peoples mascot. Programs note that it is inspired by a historical figure.
Elementary programs adopt the Inidans most often (1 schools).