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
11/28/24 Washington Commanders Will Not Be Changing Their Name Today Washington, DC/National
11/25/24 Local school districts respond to new legislation on Native American mascots California
11/18/24 Should Wetumpka have the Indians as its mascot? Wetumpka, Alabama
11/15/24 California will rename places to remove racist term for a Native American woman. Change will involve over 30 locations in 15 counties California
11/15/24 Killingly High School’s controversial mascot to (again) be retired. Previous return to former team name cost district almost $94K in State funds from tribes Killingly, Connecticut
11/13/24 Interview with Dr. Debbie Reese, scholar on American Indians in Children's Literature and banned book watchdog National, United States
11/09/24 Business is booming again for Washington’s ‘sleeping giant’ NFL franchise Landover, Maryland
11/04/24 Mesa ruins dating back hundreds of years renamed to honor Native American heritage Mesa, Arizona
11/01/24 North Dakota state park will no longer be named for Civil War general who fought Native Americans North Dakota
10/16/24 Amityville drops suit over NYS ban on Native American names Amityville, New York
10/14/24 Chicago-based Native Americans Denounce Rogue MAGA Loving "Native" Group's Participation in Columbus Day Parade Chicago, Illinois
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
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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