The Trump administration has renewed its commitment to help restore the “Chiefs” team name and logo to Massapequa High School in New York.

In a statement to the New York Post on Thursday, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said, “It is a top priority of this Administration to protect Massapequa, Connetquot, and all Native American groups’ right to celebrate and preserve their cultural heritage.”

In April, Trump ordered the Education Department to investigate the long-running dispute over the mascot, and Long Island has since become a flash point in the national debate about the use of Native American imagery in U.S. sports.

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