They both have orange sashes and lapel pins with the French flag. But I'm guessing they're not from France, but showing solidarity after the 2015 terrorist attack.
One says "Indians" in black with white trim. The other has a M and a lobster in black.
The sign behind them says "Parking for Student of the Month."
The M___ Lobsters? No such team.
The Indians? Dozens of teams. The stereotypic bravery and aggression of Native Americans caused dozens of high school, college, and professional teams to be named Indians, Chiefs, or Braves.
2. The Montrose Indians in Colorado
4. The Hays Indians of Kansas
6. The Northside Indians in Ohio
8. The St. Francis Indians of Wyoming
Impossible to go through them all.
Wait -- that M with a lobster. Could that mean Maine?
No colleges in Main have "Indians" as the team name. There used to be over 30 "Indian" high school teams, but beginning in the 1990s, worry that such names and imagery brought up racist stereotypes, plus pressure from Native American activists, caused them to change. Today only one is left: Skowhegan High School in Skowhegan population 8,500, about halfway between Augusta and Bangor.
Skowhegan High got rid of the jumping-and-running cartoon characters, but kept the name "Indians."
There's also an Indian on the town seal, and a 62-foot statue of a "Skowhegan Indian" in a nondescript parking lot downtown.
The Skowhegan Indians have an orange motif. Their current wrestling uniforms are all black, with a giant S on the side instead of "Indians," But a few years ago, who knows?
Plus Skowhegan High has a student of the month program.