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Native America Calling: Is there any hope Kansas City will change its NFL team name?
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Is there any hope Kansas City will change its NFL team name?
Kansas City’s NFL team either goes to the Super Bowl or plays its final game of the year on Sunday.
The team has weathered sustained pressure that has seen other sports teams, like the Cleveland Guardians and the Washington Commanders, change their names and mascots. Activists have gone so far as to publicly appeal to Taylor Swift, girlfriend of Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce, to speak out against the controversial “tomahawk chop” performed by fans.
Join Native America Calling to assess the wins and — lack of wins — in the ongoing awareness campaign for respectful names and mascots.
Guests on Native America Calling
Rhonda LeValdo (Acoma Pueblo), founder of Not In Our Honor
Laurel Davis-Delano, professor of sociology at Springfield College
David Glass (enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe), president of the National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media
Peggy Larney (Choctaw), founder of the American Indian Heritage Day state law in Texas
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