For the first time in its 60-year history, the Sooner Schooner, the University of Oklahoma's iconic covered wagon mascot, is being driven by a Native American woman. Brianna Howard, a junior at OU and a citizen of the Choctaw Nation, first drove the Schooner onto the field during the football team's season opener against Illinois State. "I only had a minute to get on the Schooner, get the reins and go," Howard said Saturday before the Sooners' game against Missouri in Norman.
Main Idea: Brianna Howard, a Native American student at the University of Oklahoma, became the first Native woman to drive the school’s Sooner Schooner mascot.
Key Points:
The Sooner Schooner can still remind some people of Native oppression, so the mascot may keep drawing debate and discomfort in the public.
Brianna Howard driving the University of Oklahoma mascot may give Native students and communities a stronger sense of visibility and pride.
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Central person in the story; the article focuses on her becoming the first Native American woman to drive.
The iconic covered wagon mascot at the center of the article’s narrative and symbolism.
The school whose iconic mascot tradition is the subject of the article and whose students participate in driving.
Howard is identified as a citizen of the Choctaw Nation, making it a relevant public entity tied to.
Named OU senior and RUF/NEKS president quoted in the article, but not the central focus.
Named OU spirit group mentioned as part of the group that cares for the Schooner and takes turns.
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