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| Chief Wahoo billboard gets art school's funding | 12/12/96 |
| Associated Press Author not cited | Nando.net |
| Because of contractual obligations, art school officials change their mind and decide to fund a billboard painted by an Oklahoma artist that depicts the Cleveland Indians' mascot. | |
| Chief Wahoo billboard dropped from art school opening | 12/10/96 |
| Associated Press | Nando.net |
| The Cleveland Institute of Art opts to censure work by an American Indian artist which featured the "Chief Wahoo" accompanied by the words "Smile for racism." | |
| Burger King grilled for use of Seminoles | 11/15/96 |
| Brendan Brown | The Daily Iowan |
| "The Burger King Corporation has come under scrutiny in the past month for creating college football commercials perceived as racially insensitive, this time towards Native Americans." | |
| Hull Western Christian honored
for changing mascot-logo |
11/10/96 |
| No author cited | News 6, Sioux City, Iowa |
| The Sioux City Human Rights Commission
recognizes the progressive changes made by a school that eliminated an "Indian" related logo which dated back to the 1930's. |
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| Time to Chop Offensive Nicknames | 10/20/96 |
| DeAnn Evans | The Salt Lake Tribune |
| An associate professor in the department of communications at the University of Utah calls upon the media to examine its use of demeaning American Indian related sports team nicknames. | |
| ASU re-establishes Indian family | 10/18/96 |
| Lici Beveridge | ASU Herald Online |
| The alumni association at Arkansas State University successfully revives its "Indian family" sports team mascots consisting of "Brave", "Chief Bigtrack" and "The Princess." | |
| Indian Group Protests Braves | 10/13/96 |
| Jim Salter - Associated Press writer | WashingtonPost.com |
| Protesting at every Atlanta
"Braves" postseason game, Native American activists demonstrate at St. Louis' Busch Stadium. |
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| Indianola can't claim ignorance | 10/04/96 |
| Jacquel Thomas | The Times-Delphic Online |
| The Indian mascot - whether it be for Indianola [Drake University], the Kansas City Chiefs, the Redskins, the Illini Braves, etc. - is the Native American equivalent of naming a team the Coons | |
| Miami's nickname change is long overdue | 9/29/96 |
| Tim Sullivan | The Cincinnati Enquirer |
| Wise-cracking journalist suggests alternative names while expressing support for Miami University of Ohio's progressive leadership decision. | |
| Using Indians as Mascots Gives Hurtful Impression | 7/20/96 |
| Tim Giago | Indian Country Today Reprinted in The Salt Lake Tribune |
| "Miami University, an institution of higher learning and painfully slow progress, decided last week to drop the nickname Redskins from itsathletic teams. The decision was 68 years overdue, and yet oddly controversial." | |
| New mascot question answered in Newtown | 7/13/96 |
| Jonathan Dube | The News-Times |
| "Newtown High School's opponents will now have to fear the wrath of the 'Newtown Nighthawks,' after students this week voted to change the school's mascot from... 'Indians...''' | |
| 'Inappropriate' UTC Mascot Axed | 7/03/96 |
| Ken LeVon Spear | Chattanooga Free Press |
| The University of Tennessee at Chatanooga elects to drop its "Chief Moccanooga" mascot after input from the Chatanooga Intertribal Association. | |
| The UTC mascot change: part of the story | 1994-96 |
| Various. Compiled by Tom Kunesh | Chattanooga Free Press, et al |
| This site, compiled by a man who helped make the UTC change possible, contains 12 articles that convey a sense of the difficulty, complexity and downright deceit often surrounding the issue. | |
| Trio led drive to change Pueblo's mascot | 5/19/96 |
| Sara Hammond | Arizona Daily Star |
| "The trio led an effort to change the school mascot because they felt the figure was stereotypical and insulting to their ethnic heritage. The "Warrior" had been the school's mascot since 1955." | |
| Controversy mounts: Probable
elimination of Indian mascot |
4/01/96 |
| Shalyn Yamanaka | Beat of the Drum, Napa Valley High School,CA |
| An alternative costume for its school's "Indian" mascot does not end the controversy and results in a more complete reevaluation of the school's mascot. | |
| Fremont high picks firebird as new mascot | 3/16/96 |
| Lester Chang | The Cupertino Courier |
| After 70 years of use an "Indian
head" logo is replaced when Native Americans voice their objections. |
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| For the Record: M'side has look at name controversy | 2/07/96 |
| Terry Hersom | Sioux City Journal |
| The author, the newspapers sports editor, agrees that American Indian related sports team mascots are outmoded and endorses a name change at Morningside College. | |
| Everyone's Mascot | 1/09/96 |
| Lee Anderson, publisher and editor | Chattanooga Free Press |
| The publisher and editor of the Chatanooga Free Press reveals himself as he argues in favor of retaining the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's "Chief Moccanooga" mascot. | |
| Controversy over chief Wahoo continues | 12/14/95 |
| Gary Axelrod | Black and Gold/Cleveland Hts. H.S. |
| "With the phenomenal success of the Cleveland Indians this past season, the controversy over the 'Chief Wahoo' logo has once again come to the surface. " | |
| Students must take a stand against stereotypes in sports | 12/14/95 |
| Editorial - Author not cited | Black and Gold/Cleveland Hts. H.S. |
| "It is time for the Cleveland Indians, as well as other sports teams and fans, to catch up with the times and abolish these inappropriate symbols including the Chief Wahoo logo. " | |
| School retires Indian mascot | 11/01/95 |
| Associated Press | Nando.net |
| Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado decides that the mascot issue was detrimental to the institution and moved to replace it. | |
| American Indians upset with Stanford newspaper | 10/27/95 |
| Jim Puzzanghera | Mercury News |
| An offensive American Indian caricature in the Stanford University newspaper coincides with the Atlanta and Cleveland baseball teams' World Series match. | |
| Ball teams purporting racism | 10/24/95 |
| Editorial Board | Iowa State Daily |
| In this well-stated article the authors present several rational points as to why mascot changes should be made. | |
| Money talks louder than protesters | 10/24/95 |
| Author not citied | San Francisco Examiner, The News and Observer Publishing Co |
| The stiff opposition to making changes to mascots used by the "Atlanta Braves" and "Cleveland Indians" is attributed to the income derived by these teams from marketing various products such as styrofoam tomahawks. | |
| Wahoo should go, not Indians | 10/24/95 |
| Terry Pluto | Beacon Journal |
| While stopping short of endorsing a name change a sports writer concludes that "...(a)s time has passed, we have come to agree with the Native American protesters who say the logo is racist. With his big nose and wild eyes, the Chief looks like a guy who has had too much firewater. He is the Native American equivalent of a Black Sambo -- just as the protesters have been saying." | |
| World Series teams need sensitivity | 10/24/95 |
| Author not citied | College Times |
| A strongly worded article which notes the stereotypes present in American Indian related sports team mascots and the side- show atmosphere which accompanies such uses at sporting events. | |
| Indian
mascots destroy respect they are meant to instill |
10/23/95 |
| Dan Lewerenz | Student Publications, Inc.
Kansas State University |
| The author uses some good analogies to make his points and asks a number of questions concerning our attitudes and behavior toward mascots. | |
| Group gets little support from fans | 10/22/95 |
| Arnie Rosenberg | Beacon Journal |
| Activists protesting American Indian sports team tokens at the Atlanta "Braves" vs. Cleveland "Indians" World Series are faced with shouting matches and police K-9 units. | |
| Peaceful protest greets Braves-Indians fans | 10/21/95 |
| No author cited | The News and Observer Publishing Co. |
| Native American activists protesting "Chief Wahoo" and fan behavior meet fans attending game 1 of the 1995 World Series in Atlanta. | |
| Team names and symbols field criticism | 10/20/95 |
| Arnie Rosenberg | Beacon Journal - Extra |
| Opposing viewpoints include those of an American Indian man who opposes protests but has not yet received the financial aid he asked for from the "Braves" baseball team. | |
| Equal Opportunity Racism | May 3-10 1995 |
| Debra Glidden | Syracuse New Times |
| The author suggests that other ethic groups are discriminated against because their traditions and heritages aren't exploited in the same way as are those of American Indian peoples. | |
| Native Americans: Nations in Struggle for Survival | May 4, 1995 |
| Interview | Phoblacht/Republican News |
| A member of Sinn Fein interviews Vernon Bellecourt, a founding member of the American Indian movement and noteable advocate in the efforts to retire Native American sports team mascots. | |
| Could you cheer for the Denver Darkies? | August 6, 1994 |
| Brian Barnard | Deseret News Metro Editorial, page: A9 |
| Often used analogies and concerns regarding stereotypes present in American Indian related mascots are highlighted in this editorial piece written by a Salt Lake City, Utah, attorney. | |
| State Roundup News | 10/02/92 |
| Author not cited | Education Week |
| "School nicknames that
have Native American connotations could violate Wisconsin's anti-discrimination laws..." |
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| Schools Reconsider Indian Mascots In the Wake of World Series Furor | 12/04/91 |
| Daniel Gursky | Education Week |
| "Angered by the spectacle of 50,000 chanting Atlanta Braves fans doing the "tomahawk chop" during this fall's baseball World Series, Native American activists and others are focusing new attention on what they see as the demeaning and exploitative use of Indian symbols for athletic teams. " | |