State

"The Cyber Hall of Shame" Big Top Ten States that use American Indian related sports team tokens

State	# of tokens ⁽¹⁾	Token use ranking	Population rank⁽²⁾
Ohio	217	1	7
California	181	2	1
Illinois	180	3	6
Texas	170	4	2
New York	161	5	3
Oklahoma	159	6	27
Pennsylvania	144	7	5
Indiana	112	8	14
Georgia	109	9	10
Missouri	92	10	16

(1) This category is composed of all "Indian" related nicknames such as "Indians," "Chiefs," "Warriors," etc. The nickname categories chosen for inclusion here are based upon those which have been shown to be the 10 most popular amongst college sports teams. Omitted are "Wildcats" which showed only one instance of use in a public school (California) and "Warriors" which, as noted, has been included in the "Indians" category. For a more detailed analysis, see "Indians"and Animals: A Comparative Essay.

States whose schools proudly use "Redskins" sports team tokens

State	Rank	# of "Redskins" tokens
Ohio	1	21
Oklahoma	2	14
Illinois	3	5
California	4 (tied)	4
Kansas	4 (tied)	4
Kentucky	4 (tied)	4
Michigan	4 (tied)	4
New York	4 (tied)	4
Arizona	5 (tied)	3
Georgia	5 (tied)	3
Alabama	6 (tied)	2
Indiana	6 (tied)	2
Iowa	6 (tied)	2
North Carolina	6 (tied)	2
Texas	7(tied)	1
Arkansas	7 (tied)	1
Colorado	7 (tied)	1
Idaho	7 (tied)	1
Louisiana	7 (tied)	1
Maine	7 (tied)	1
Montana	7 (tied)	1
New Jersey	7 (tied)	1
New Mexico	7 (tied)	1
Tennessee	7 (tied)	1
West Virginia	7 (tied)	1

States whose schools proudly use "Savages" sports team tokens

State	Rank	# of "Savages" tokens
Oklahoma	1	9
Oregon	2 (Tied)	1
Washington	2 (Tied)	1

(1) With few exceptions all information on token (mascot) use was derived from: The American School Directory.
(2) Population information was initially derived from the 1990 United States Census but now also includes data from 50 States.com

All information is believed correct but subject to change without notice. Not responsible for errors or omissions.

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