American Indian Sports Team Mascots
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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
Association on American Indian Affairs
Position statement condemning "the use of derogatory Native sports team names, mascots, symbols and gestures."
Founded in 1922, the AAIA is the oldest American Indian advocay
organization in the United States. |
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
one of the largest, oldest, and most representative of all American Indian
advocacy organizations and has opposed the use of stereotyping practices
since 1968.
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.
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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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
09/16/26
Days numbered for the Tomales Braves Tomales,
California
09/15/26
OPINION: Honoring who? The Kansas City Chiefs don’t honor Native Americans, they
appropriate them Missouri,
National
09/10/26
Clark Hunt says new Chiefs stadium will likely not be named Arrowhead Kansas,
National
08/30/26
Two school districts try to keep Native "themed" mascot names Marysville
and Ripon, California
08/30/26
A ‘racist’ image appears hundreds of times in Salt Lake City which says
replacing would be expensive
Salt Lake City, Utah
08/28/26
Twain Harte School Drops Mascot In Response To New State Rules
Twain Harte. California
08/26/26
Resurgence of Commanders’ nickname and logo meets quick resistance Washington,
DC/National
08/21/26
Pokagons honor respect for Native heritage with Ally Awards
Michigan
08/12/26
Has Major League Baseball Figured Out That Native Americans Are More Than
Mascots? NationaL. USA
07/31/26
Governor Healey urged to push for ban of Native American sport mascots in
Massachusetts schools Massachusetts
07/23/26
Donald Trump Urges Pro Sports Team’s Fans To Continue Performing Racist Gesture
In The Stands
Poolsville, Maryland
07/11/26
Rough Notes & Casual Thoughts: The Marysville Indians debate
Marysville, California
07/10/26
Ripon High has plan for state-mandated mascot change but seeks OK to keep
‘Indians’ Ripon,
California
07/08/26
NorCal school desperately trying to keep nickname after state racial mascots ban
Sacramento, California
07/08/26
California’s ban on Native American-themed mascots has been a conversation
starter in schools
California
07/03/26
Mass. Tribal Representatives Urging Gov to Ban Certain Mascots
Massachusetts
07/02/26
Marysville High drops familiar orange and black Indians logo
Marysville, California
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