Native American Rights | Using Indian Names for Sports Teams Harms Native Americans

Since the early 1990s, there has been an increasing wave of controversy regarding the names of professional sports teams like the Atlanta “Braves,” Cleveland “Indians,” Washington “Redskins,” and Kansas City “Chiefs.” The issue extends to the names of college teams like Florida State University “Seminoles,” University of Illinois “Fighting Illini,” and so on, right on down to high school outfits like the Lamar (Colorado) “Savages.” Also involved have been team adoption of “mascots,” replete with feathers, buckskins, beads, spears, and “warpaint” (some...

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