Use of Native American mascot at school has been suspended due to viral TikTok video.

The viral video, which was posted on TikTok late last year, was recently discovered by Anderson High School in Anderson, Indiana. According to WTHR 13 News, students can be seen performing in Native American garb prior to the start of a basketball game.

The mascot was initially defended by the Anderson Community School District, who described it as a tribute to Chief William Anderson, the Unalatchgo Lenape tribal leader after whom the town is named. However, after the Delaware Tribe of Indians asked the school to heed to their concerns, the mascot, whose design had been in use for 70 years, was suspended.

“We are being portrayed by a 10-second TikTok video, without that context, without that understanding,” WTHR 13 spoke with Brad Meadows, a representative for the Anderson School District. “And so, what we want to be able to provide to the tribal leadership is a complete understanding, a complete history, everything we have done and continue to do to honor our Native American heritage. I think that’s been the key message all along—is that we’re not ignoring this. We’re not brushing it under the rug. We really do want to have these difficult conversations.”

In reaction to Meadows’ remarks, Delaware Tribe Chief Brad KillsCrow pointed out that the mascots’ dances and attire were inaccurate to Anderson and the Lenape people. He also advised that the district should provide more information about Native American cultures and customs in the area.

KillsCrow told WTHR 13 that “the school system has misinformed themselves on this problem.” “I think that is problem lies. We’re not pointing the finger at Anderson. We would politely ask to stop using the mascot. I feel our voices haven’t been heard . I’ve been told,  ‘We need to talk to our stakeholders first, we need to this before we change,’ and I’m sitting here telling you this is out culture, our people, our kids are seeing this on Tiktok.”

KillsCrow went on to say that the mascots “honored” the area’s Native American heritage. To honor Chief Anderson, he proposed that the district create a statue, hang a painting, or include more local Native history in the curriculum. He, on the other hand, called the mascot “a mockery before a game.”

The city of Anderson is about 40 miles northeast of Indianapolis.

Anderson Community Schools was contacted by Newsweek for comment.