Parents of Native American basketball players file federal complaint over racist taunts at game

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)-The parents of two Native American players on a North Dakota high school basketball team are seeking a federal investigation into racist taunts their sons endured during a game in January.   The parents of Andre Austin and Teysean Eaglestaff filed a discrimination complaint earlier this month with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights seeking the investigation into an incident during a game between Bismarck High School and Jamestown High School on Jan. 31.   Monkey noises and war whooping could be heard coming from the Jamestown student section during the game when the Native American Bismarck players handled the ball, the Bismarck Tribune reported.   Austin is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux and Eaglestaff is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux….

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