tag: mascots

Steve Daines
A logo depicting Blackfeet Chief Two Guns White Calf could be revived by the Washington professional football team.
Rhonda LeValdo
The Kansas City football team must change its name and imagery.
Not In Our Honor
Kansas City’s NFL team has weathered sustained pressure over its mascot and offensive behavior at games. Will it ever change?
Pokagon Band Kee Boon Mein Kaa Pow Wow
As communities across the nation celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is calling on a school district in Michigan to get rid of its supposedly Native imagery.
Henry Boucha - Warroad Warrior
Henry Boucha (Ojibwe) served as an inspiration for many Native hockey athletes and fans. He passed away on September 18, 2023, at the age of 72.
New York State Education Department Building
Public schools in New York will no longer be allowed to use mascots, symbols or depictions of Native people.
Arizona to Rally Against Native Mascots
Today on Native America Calling, let’s survey the good and bad about the Super Bowl.
Tim Giago
“Write to your people,” the legendary Native journalist Tim Giago would say. “Others will read it too, but your people are your audience.”
Native America Calling NAC
Thursday on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce huddles with Native football players and those who root for them.
Tim Giago
Tim Giago wore many hats in his long, eventful life. He was a son, a brother, an uncle, a grandfather, a sailor, a poet, a businessman, an entrepreneur, a talk show host, a journalist, an editor, an author, and a publisher.
Not Your Mascot
“For 90 years, the Washington Football Team perpetuated discriminatory and racist behavior both through their use of a dictionary-defined racial slur as a team name and a false and offensive caricature of Native culture as a mascot,” said Crystal Echo Hawk.
'We are not your mascot'
Leaders of a U.S. Congressional committee will host a roundtable to examine what they are calling the “toxic workplace culture” within the Washington professional football team.
Atlanta Braves 'Tomahawk Team'
As Atlanta and Houston battle at the World Series, Native America Calling revisits the ongoing efforts by sports teams to hang onto names and images that denigrate Native people and culture.
Eric Descheenie
For opponents of Native mascots, 2021 has been a banner year. Except in Arizona.
Fawn Sharp
NCAI will not rest until all offensive Native-themed mascots and associated imagery are removed from popular culture.
algoodredskins
Across Tennessee, over 80 schools still have “Native American” sports mascots, logos, and symbols.
Exeter Chiefs
A prominent rugby club is perpetuating a long, dark history of racism against Native Americans.
"We are not your mascots"
It’s time all Native Americans stood together as one.
peterpan
Disney has added a content advisory to Peter Pan due to its stereotypical depictions of Native people.
nativeamericandayparade
South Dakota has celebrated Native American Day in lieu of Columbus Day since 1990.
suzanharjo

Registration is open for the Peter A. Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property, featuring Suzan Shown Harjo, leader of trademark proceeding against the Washington professional football team.