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Native American headdresses banned from Florida State games

The Florida State student government passed an ordinance that prohibits fans from wearing Native American headdresses to games and other athletic events, FSUNews.com reported.

Resolution 15 says that "the wearing of any Native American headdresses shall no longer be permitted into athletic arenas at FSU." Twenty seven members of the student government voted yes to pass the ordinance, with four saying no and five abstaining.

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"The 68th Student Senate does not condone the wearing of headdresses because it inaccurately depicts the culture of the Seminole Tribe and we request that the wearing of headdresses no longer be permitted in any arena or FSU sanctioned event," the ordinance said.