Banks, Grand Ronde tribes sign agreement to keep Braves logo

BANKS, Ore. (AP) _ Officials with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Banks School District have signed an agreement to keep the Braves logo and mascot in schools.

The Oregonian reports (http://is.gd/Im0oRW ) that Banks High School will be allowed to continue using the Braves name, but will adopt a tribe-designed mascot, remove any of the old logos and incorporate a Grand Ronde-crafted Native American history curriculum into social studies classes.

Banks is about 60 miles from the Grand Ronde headquarters.

The state Department of Education published rules in January allowing the 14 high schools in Oregon that have Native American mascots to secure permission from one of Oregon's nine tribes in order to keep the names.

Marcola, Philomath and Roseburg have also sent information to the state indicating they are working with a tribe.