American Indian Sports Team Mascots
Change the Mascot
State-By-State Change The Mascot Petitions
Change the Name and Imagery of the Kansas City Chiefs football team petition from Not In Our Honor
Illuminative
Created and led by Native peoples, IllumiNative is a nonprofit initiative designed to increase the visibility of – and challenge the negative narrative about – Native Nations and peoples in American society. |
Reclaiming Native Truth
First Nations Development Institute
Research Findings: Compilation of all Research |
National Congress of American Indians
Comprehensive Native "themed" mascot resource: Ending the Legacy of Racism in Sports & the Era of Harmful 'Indian' Sports Mascots The NCAI is the largest, oldest, and most representative of all American Indian advocacy organizations and has opposed the use of stereotyping practices since 1968.
National Indian Education Association
Resolution calling "for the immediate elimination of race-based Indian logos, mascots, and names from educational institutions throughout the Nation." |
American Psychological Association
Summary of Resolution recommending retirement of American Indian Mascots.
The full resolution is here.
United States Commission on Civil Rights
Complete text of Position Statement on the use of Native American Images and Nicknames as Sports Symbols.
Also see the 2021 Briefing Report of the Nebraska Advisory Committee to the USCCR on Civil Rights and the Impact of Native American Names, Symbols, and Imagery in School Mascots
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Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Muskogee Nations
Inter-Tribal mascot resolution "representing over 400,000 people throughout the United States" |
American Indian and Alaska Native Society of Indian Psychologists
Statement on retiring Native American mascots |
American Counseling Association
Resolution calling for the elimination of stereotypic American Indian imagery
Council of the American Sociological Association
Statement on Discontinuing the Use of Native American Nicknames, Logos and Mascots in Sport |
Oneida Indian Nation
30 page study shows scientific proof that "Indian" mascots hurt Native Americans
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET)
Resolution calling on the National Football League to end the use of the Washington, D.C. racially offensive slur team name. USET
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Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health
Colorado School of Public Health
2022: Twenty Years of Research into the Health Impacts of Native-Themed mascots: A Scoping Review.
2020 Study: Unpacking the Mascot Debate
Native American Identification Predicts Opposition to Native Mascots
2020 Study: The psychosocial effects of Native American mascots:
A comprehensive review of empirical research findings
2008 Study: Of Warrior Chiefs and Indian Princesses:
The Psychological Consequences of American Indian Mascots
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World Wide Web Exclusive!!
Of Polls and Race Prejudice: Sports Illustrated "Errant 'Indian Wars'"
Also see 2004 Annenberg Survey Designers Acknowledge Invalid Results And 11 Reasons to Ignore the old 2004 Annenberg Survey About the Washington Football Team's Offensive Name
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NEWS
10/11/24 Public school district in Pennsylvania, which has no State or Federally recognized Native tribes or nations, keeps "Indians" sports team identity Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
10/11/24 Marysville High will have to drop ‘Indians’ as its mascot Marysville, California
10/06/24 Westhill School District adopts new mascot Syracuse, New York
10/06/24 Native American Heritage Fund Awards Michigan schools $484K to address harmful Native "themed" mascots Michigan
10/04/24 Local impact on the new California law that bans Native American mascots Hamilton City, California
10/04/24 A Berlin school custodian was jeered for protesting its 'Indians' nickname. The issue isn't fading. Berlin, Wisconsin
10/02/24 New California law bans Native American mascots at K-12 schools, strengthens Missing Indigenous Prople Alerts California
09/19/24 Native American activist group speaks out against use of Iowa school’s ‘dehumanizing’ mascot Indianola, Iowa
09/19/24 Smoky Mountains' highest peak reverts to Cherokee name Kuwohi Tennessee
09/19/24 From racist cartoons to NCAA approval: A timeline of the Ute Indian Tribe’s relationship with the University of Utah Utah
09/19/24 Seminoles, Chippewas, Choctaws: How do schools outside Utah with Native mascots support their students? North Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi
09/18/24 The University of Utah gets millions from using the Utes name. But what does the Ute Tribe get? Utah
09/17/24 South Colonie schools look to name new wolf mascots Colonie, New York
09/11/24 Bill to ban Native American mascots in public schools part of package sent to Governor's desk for signature California
09/11/24 Shen drops Plainsmen name after old yearbooks reveal derogatory mascot Clifton Park, New York
09/11/24 Native American Heritage Fund to issue more grants to retire Indigenous mascots, promote history Michigan
09/10/24 Bradford Central School District voters will choose new mascot to replace "Braves" Bradford, New York
09/05/24 “Indians” Sign Removed from Owego Free Academy Entrance Owego, New York
09/05/24 Keshequa "Wildcats" announces new logo, kicking off the new school year Nunda, New York
08/30/24 Indian River reveals new Wolves mascot and logos Philadelphia, New York
08/29/24 Professor discusses Native American identity in Hays lecture series on race Hays, Kansas
08/22/24 Manhasset schools change name to 'Set from Indians Manhasset, New York
08/20/24 Native American Heritage Fund grants school district almost $146 thousand for changing its "Chiefs" sports team identity Canton, Michigan
08/20/24 Bizarre "compromise" likely loses school district tens of thousands in grant money Sandusky, Michigan
08/17/24 Native American as a school mascot is harmful to Indigenous people | Guest opinion by native Oklahoman, member of Citizen Potawatomi Nation Oklahoma/National
08/14/24 Do you know why the NFL's Washington Commanders changed their name? Washington, DC, National
08/07/24 The Rise, Fall, and Aftermath of Indians as Mascots National, USA
08/02/24 Comsewogue School District mascot to shift to the ‘Spartan’ ahead of the 2025-26 school year Port Jefferson Station, New York
For many more news articles visit the Archives Section.
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Redskin, Tanned Hide: A Book of Christian History
Bound in the Flayed Skin of an American Indian:
The Colonial Romance, christian Denial and
the Cleansing of a christian School of Theology.
- A scholarly paper from the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Religion
by Dr. Tink Tinker, Wazhazhe / Osage Nation -
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