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This statue honoring former athletes and coaches at Moses Lake High School stands in Sinkiuse Square. The square was named in honor of Chief Moses’ tribe, the Sinkiuse-Columbia tribe, and the MLHS Chiefs are also named in Moses' honor.

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Moses Lake High School awaits final word on Chiefs moniker
February 9, 2022 1:07 a.m.

Moses Lake High School awaits final word on Chiefs moniker

With the enactment of a new state law last year, legislators in Olympia made it illegal for a school to inappropriately use a Native American word or image as a logo or mascot – but that doesn’t necessarily mean the Moses Lake High School will be changing its moniker, Chiefs, anytime soon, says Moses Lake School Board member Shannon Hintz.