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 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 |
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 United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET) |
2022 - 2020 Study: The psychosocial effects of Native American mascots: 2008 Study: Of Warrior Chiefs and Indian Princesses: |
World Wide Web Exclusive!! 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 |
NEWS
03/07/24 Charlene Teters, who led efforts to retire university's "Chief Illiniwek," will receive the School of Art and Design 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
03/06/24 The world’s eyes are on Kansas City’s NFL champs. Time to drop the racist imagery. Kansas City, Missouri
03/03/24 Lily Gladstone, Chief Standing Bear on KC ‘Chiefs’ Kansas City. Missouri/Oklahoma
02/28/24 Update on over one-dozen schools that have or are in the process of changing their Native "themed" mascots Capital Region, New York
02/28/24 Warriors no more; Indian River to choose new mascot Philadelphia, New York
02/27/24 Saint Joseph High School adopts ‘Huskies’ as new nickname South Bend, Indiana
02/24/24 Hart Students, Staff Set To Vote On New Mascot Santa Clarita, California
02/23/24 Students want bearcats mascot Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
02/23/24 Waltham School retires mascot referencing Native Americans Utica, Illinois
02/22/24 Bill would require Illinois K-12 schools drop Native American mascots Illinois
02/21/24 NFL Team Is Being Urged To Change Their Name As League Gets Called Out For Their Hypocrisy Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/20/24 University of Texas, San Antonio student publication op/ed: An end zone cannot end racism Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/19/24 The Sun Chronicle op/ed: Foxboro: Drop offensive logo completely Foxboro, Massachusetts
02/16/24 Trashy New York City publication provides safe space for racists' attacks on actress Lily Gladstone for her views on antics of Kansas City NFL fans Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/16/24 Lily Gladstone Calls Kansas City Chiefs Chant a ‘Mockery,’ Criticizes San Francisco 49ers Mascot Kansas City, Missouri/San Francisco, California/National
02/15/24 Fulton approves final version of mascot/logo Fulton, New York
02/14/24 Maine Daily News Editorial Board: There’s ‘no honor’ in maintaining an offensive team name Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/13/24 Grizzlies, Coyotes and Cougars: Mascot changes dot Section 4 landscape New York
02/13/24 Rochester's Dakota Middle School to change mascot in wake of new legislation Rochester, Minnesota
02/12/24 Lily Gladstone Said Her Historic Academy Award Nomination Is “Long Overdue” As She Referenced The NFL’s Problematic History Of Misrepresenting Native American People Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/12/24 Indigenous Demonstrators Continue Opposition to Racism in Sports and Media at Super Bowl LVIII Las Vegas, Nevada/Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/11/24 Hey Kansas City: Time’s up for Native sports team names Las Vegas, Nevada/Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/11/24 "Kansas City team continues to mock Native people" Statement from Rhonda LaVelda, founder of Not In Our Honor group Las Vegas, Nevada/Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/11/24 Native American group renews calls for Chiefs to drop name, logo as Super Bowl LVIII start looms Las Vegas, Nevada/Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/10/24 Decolonizing the Chiefs Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/10/24 The Kansas City Chiefs Still Have a Racist Name. Despite pressure from Native activists, the team refuses to drop its offensive moniker. Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/10/24 Super Bowl 2024: Native American activists say the Kansas City Chiefs need to change Las Vegas, Nevada/Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/10/24 For Native American activists, the Kansas City Chiefs have it all wrong Las Vegas, Nevada/Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/09/24 Two Michigan Schools Change Their Native American Mascots Michigan
02/09/24 The Chiefs will be in the Super Bowl. Native people will also be there to protest their name. Las Vegas, Nevada/Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/09/24 Interview: Stereotyping Native Americans in Sports is Wrong Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/09/24 The Real 49ers Were Genocidaires San Francisco, California/National
02/08/24 New documentary featuring Ho-Chunk athlete, Bronson Koenig, shows why Native mascots are harmful Wisconsin/Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/08/24 Ahead of Super Bowl, filmmakers challenge 'honor' of Kansas City Chiefs name, Native mascots: 'We are not OK with this' Kansas City, Missouri/National
02/06/24 'Utah name among a dozen targeted for change, due to use of racially charged language Utah
02/05/24 'We are not gone': Memories of 1763 massacre resurface with Southern York logo controversy Glen Rock, York County, Pennsylvania
02/02/24 Backward school board members disrespect Native Americans, reinstate stereotypic, race-related sports team identity Glen Rock, York County, Pennsylvania
01/22/24 Judge Rejects Gag Order Attempt By Former Chief Illiniwek Ivan Dozier Against U of I Professor Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
01/19/24 Marquette High School to get new mascot on Monday Marquette, Michigan
01/16/24 'We should decide': Native American speakers urge Copley-Fairlawn to change Indians mascot Copley, Ohio
01/15/24 Big Indian Sign Stirs Controversy For Ohio Car Dealership Cincinnati, Ohio
01/14/24 A greater awareness': Six WNY school districts replace Indigenous nicknames Western New York
01/14/24 Efforts to change school mascots, state seal make slow, steady progress Massachusetts
01/12/24 Old Warriors logo: Southern school board tramples Sunshine Law in effort to bring it back Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
01/10/24 Tonawanda City School District approves new mascot Tonawanda, New York
01/10/24 The Sachems: Where Middleboro High School stands in push to ban Native American mascots Middleboro, Massachusetts
01/08/24 Iroquois school district announces new mascot Elma, New York
01/04/24 Bradford Central School District to change mascot in coming years Bradford, New York
12/29/23 'Honoring a terrorist.' Mass. faces reckoning with Indigenous school mascots, state seal Massachusetts
12/26/23 Name changes dump Confederate leader, honor Native American past Montana
12/14/23 Appellate Court Tells School No in Their Fight to Keep Offensive Mascots Cambridge, New York
12/12/23 Iroquois ‘Chiefs’ mascot change narrowed to 5 finalists Elma, New York
12/08/23 West Canada Valley reduces mascot choices to four Newport, New York
12/07/23 Court upholds ouster of 'Indians' nickname for Cambridge school district Cambridge, New York
12/02/23 Southeast Texas high school brings controversial traditions to Houston Port Neches, Texas
12/01/23 Native American tribe of Kansas City fan, 9, distances itself from him California/Kansas City, Missouri
11/30/23 'They are mocking our traditional songs': Oneida official speaks out against Kansas City fans' chant Green Bay, Wisconsin
11/28/23 As Kansas City comes to Lambeau Field, calls to change nickname continue Green Bay, Wisconsin
11/27/23 The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face, Native headdress Kansas City, Missouri/National
11/27/23 Canton Cobras: Students vote for new mascot Canton, Michigan
11/23/23 The Saugus Sachem and the power of portrayal Saugus, Massachusetts
11/20/23 Native groups protest outside of Chiefs game, call team's American Indian Heritage Month efforts 'lip service' Kansas City, Missouri
11/16/23 Rome Braves, High-A affiliate of the Braves, announce new identity as the Emperors Rome, Georgia
11/14/23 Sidney CSD Reveals New Nickname Sidney, New York
11/13/23 ‘We are people’: Many urge legislators to prohibit Indigenous mascots in Mass. public schools Massachusetts
11/13/23 Mass. lawmakers weigh ban on Native American mascots in public schools Massachusetts
11/10/23 Four Schools Take Mascot Fight To Federal Court New York
11/09/23 Ketcham drops 'Indians' moniker in favor of 'Storm', drawing mixed reaction from community Hopewell Junction, New York
For many more news articles visit the Archives Section.
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Video We Are NOT Your Mascots Timeline: A Century of Racist Sports Team Names This mascots database lists thousands of schools that use Native American related sports team tokens. Salon - Nothing scarier than a nervous white man: |
The following categories provide useful information but are largely dormant and not all have been kept current | ||
Educators' Resources |
Psychological aspects |
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List of oranizations endorsing changes to "Indian" sports team, logos, mascots, nicknames, and symbols |
Trailblazers List of schools and Others That Have Changed "Indian" Mascots |
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