-More Articles relating to American Indian Sports Team Mascots

1992 - A Time for Remembering, Reconciling and Recommitting...										1992
National Conference of Catholic Bishops(NCCB)	NCCB 1-800-235-8722
Issued as an apologia on the quincentennial of Columbus' voyage, the Church strongly urges Catholics to address racial stereotypes of Native Americans. Includes quotes from Pope John Paul II
A Brave Move					2/24/92
Steve Wulf	Sports Illustrated
Oregon's largest newspaper will no longer use American Indian related sports team nicknames.
American Indians: Still a stereotype to many children						9/27/74
Richard Flaste	New York Times
Poignantly illustrates common misperceptions children have about Native Americans through quotations given by first-graders. Also found in the book American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children.
An Indian affair: American Indian students concerned about nicknames										11/14/71
Marty Rabovsky	New York Times
Some of the first efforts at changing mascots/nicknames are documented in this article which is also found in Arlene Hirshfelder's American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children.
Colville downplays mascot name										10/10/97
John Craig	The Spokesman-Review
Honoring input from the Colville Confederated Tribes (Wash.), a high school agrees that its "Indians" nickname is no longer acceptable.
"Drop the chop! Indian nicknames just aren't right										3/13/94
Tim Giago	New York Times
The outspoken former editor and publisher of Indian Country Today counters some of the most common arguments used to support the pro-mascot position.
The Emergence of the Plains Indian as the Symbol of the North American Indian										1964
John C. Ewers										Smithsonian Instititution Annual Report 1964, Govenment Printing Office, 1965.
This important article chronicles the transformation of the "Plains Indian" into a generic national symbol simplistically (and erroneously) representing all American Indian peoples. This item is also found in Arlene Hirshfelder's book, "American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children."
Getting off easy										2/6/73
Author not cited	Phi Delta Kappan
Suggests that honoring Native American's request to end the use of race related a mascot isn't asking for much when compared to history.
Higher education, higher values: The anatomy of a logo decision										Summer 1991
William E. Sheldon , president of Eastern Michigan University	Educational Record issue 3, vol. 72
An eloquently stated and insightful article about the considerations that affected EMU's decision to change its "Huron" sports team nickname.
I hope the Redskins lose										1/27/92
Tim Giago									Newsweek
The unfortunate headline notwithstanding, Mr. Giago asks fans to substitute other skin colors in place of red as they watch the Superbowl. Some interesting points and quotes are found here as well.
Indian-named mascots an assault on self-esteem							10/26/95
Tim Giago				Indian Country Today
Perspectives on sports fan mockery of Indian traditions are noted as a detriment to Native People's self-esteem.
It's time for Redskins to exit										11/15/97
Ira Berkow		New York Times
Accompanying the decision by Miami University of Ohio, the columnist, an alumnus of that school, argues in favor of the name change.
Mascot flap to continue in Colville											8/27/97
John Craig	The Spokesman-Review
The strong emotional element inherent in this issue is apparent in this article covering the Colville, H.S. (WA) "Indians."
The Rosa Parks of American Indians								10/10/97
Bruno J. Navarro			The New Mexican
Charlene Teters, the primary advocate in the "Chief Illiniwek" controversy, explains that she took up the cause for the benefit of her children.

The following items are drawn from legal reviews and primarily concern
trademark and copyright issues
relating to "Indian" sports team tokens

For information on these items inquiries may be sent to: maxtotal@yahoo.com

Ethnic Team Names and Logos - Is There a Legal Solution?	Spring 1996, 6644 words
Cathryn L. Claussen	6 Marquette Sports Law Journal 409

Group Rights to Cultural Survival: Intellectual Property Rights in Native American Cultural Symbols	Spring, 1998, 20683 words
Terence Dougherty	29 Columbia Human Rights Law Review 355

The Indians' Chief Problem: Chief Wahoo as State Sponsored Discrimination and a Disparaging Mark	1998, 18571 words
Jack Achiezer Guggenheim	46 Cleveland State Law Review 211

Legislative Epilogue	Winter 1994/Spring 1995
N. Kathryn Hensley	5 DePaul-LCA Journal of Art and Entertainment Law 157

Not even his name: Is the Denigration of Crazy Horse Custer's Final Revenge?	Winter, 1994
Jessica R. Herrera	29 Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 175

"Scalping the Redskins: Can Trademark Law Start Athletic Teams Bearing Native American Nicknames and Images on the Road to Racial Reform?	Spring, 1994
Bruce C. Kelber	17 Hamline Law Review 533

A Case of First Impression: American Indians Seek Cancellation of the Trademarked Term "Redskins,"	April, 1996
George Likourezos	78 Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society 275

Native American Team Names in Athletics: It's Time to Trade These Marks	1992
Paul E. Loving	13 Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal 1

Rules of the Game: Sovereignty and the Native American Nation: Memory and Misrepresentation: Representing Crazy Horse	Summer 1995
Nell Jessup Newton	27 Connecticut Law Review 1003

The Washington Redskins Case and The Doctrine of Disparagement: How Politically Correct Must a Trademark Be?	December, 1994, 27813 words
Kimberly A. Pace	22 Pepperdine Law Review 7

Comment: The Mascot Name Change Controversy: A Lesson in Hypersensitivity	1994, 10653 words
John B. Rhode	5 Marquette University Marquette Sports Law Journal 141

The Fiftieth Cleveland-Marshall Fund Lecture: Indian Law and the Miner's Canary: The signs of Poison Gas	1991
Rennard Strickland	39 Cleveland State Law Review 483

Native American Mascots, Schools, and the Title VI Hostile Environment,	1995, 20916 words
Daniel J. Trainor	1995 University of Illinois Law Review 971

"Scandalous" or Disparaging"? It should make a difference in opposition and cancellations actions: Views on the Lanham Act's Section 2(A) prohibitions using the Example of Native American Symbolism in Athletics	Winter, 1998 ____
Ethan G. Zlotchew	22 Columbia-VLA Journal of Law and the Arts 217

A Public Accommodations Challenge to the Use of Indian Team Names and Mascots in Professional Sports	February, 1999, 11842 words
	112 Harvard Law Review 904

The "Drunken Indian": Myth Distilled into Reality Through Federal Indian Alcohol Policy	Spring, 1996, 47637 words
Robert J. Miller & Maril Hazlett	28 Arizona State Law Journal 223

Letters from the Longhouse: Law, Economics and Native American Values,	September, 1992 / October, 1992, 33282 words
Robin Paul Mallory	1992 Wisconsin Law Review 1569

Is American Law Inherently Racist?	1998, 13466 words
Richard Delgado & Daniel A. Farber	15 Thomas M. Cooley Law Review 361

Wolf Warriors and Turtle Kings: Native American Law before the Blue Coats	October, 1997
Rennard Strickland	72 Washington Law Review 1043

Crazy Snake and the Creek Struggle for Sovereignty: The Native American Legal Culture and American Law	October, 1990
Sidney L. Harring	American Journal of Legal History

Columbus's Legacy: Law as an Instrument of Racial Discrimination against Indigenous People's Rights of Self-determination	1991
Robert A. Williams, Jr.	8 Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law 51

Red Tape: How American Laws Ensnare Native American Lands, Resources and People	Spring-Summer 1998
Matthew Atkinson	23 Oklahoma City University Law Review 379