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
04/11/25 Brimfield Superintendent reacts to House Bill that would ban Native American mascots Brimfield, Illinois
04/07/25 Goodbye Red Raider? New bill could force South Point High School to choose a new mascot Belmont, North Carolina
04/01/25 New bill seeks to ban the use of American Indian mascots at public schools in NC North Carolina
03/31/25 Lawsuit Challenging School's Native American Mascot Ban Dismissed Long Island, New York
03/22/25 Grand Rapids navigates state-mandated mascot rebranding process Grand Rapids, Minnesota
03/20/25 Illinois House committee approves bill banning Native American school mascots, logos Illinois
02/21/25 Dowagiac Union Schools revisit mascot debate amid calls from Pokagon Tribal Council Dowagiac, Michigan
02/16/25 Dowagiac Facing Mascot Challenge…AGAIN Dowagiac, Michigan
02/13/25 Dowagiac Union Schools continues debate over use of Chieftains name, logo Dowagiac, Michigan
02/13/25 'Tecumseh Schools reevaluates its 'Savages' mascot following outcry Tecumseh, Oklahoma
02/11/25 'It's very disrespectful:' Community members pressure Tecumseh district to change 'Savages' mascot Tecumseh, Oklahoma
02/11/25 New GM High mascot to be chosen this week Chester, Vermont
02/11/25 The Super Bowl’s Mascot Problem & America’s Identity Crisis Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/09/25 Native American Activists Protest the Kansas City Chiefs on Super Bowl Day Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/09/25 Merciless Philadelphia Eagles dismantle Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/09/25 Why is the K.C. team still called the Chiefs? Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/09/25 Kansas City Chiefs tomahawk chop, chant, controversy explained ahead of Super Bowl 59 Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/07/25 Superbowl 2025 Not In Our Honor Statement Lawrence, Kansas/National
02/06/25 How did the Kansas City Chiefs get their name? A fake tribe, a fan contest and Lamar Hunt Kansas City, Missouri
02/04/25 NFL removes 'End Racism' from Super Bowl end zone as White House says Trump will attend New Orleans, Louisiana
02/03/25 Owner: Washington Commanders won't change 'meaningful' name Washington, DC/National
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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