Native American Mascots

Racism. The means of discrimination against a different race based on their own beliefs. The novel The Absolutely True Story of a Part-time Indian, written by Sherman Alexie, has come across this subject matter a various number of times because throughout the book, a boy named Arnold, who moved from Wellpinit High on the reservation, to an all white populated area in a new school called Reardan, got stereotyped since he was Native American. Many people and sports fans have also faced this strong word many times due to the 2010 controversy on whether or not to include Native American mascots for sports teams. This was a crucial topic for society back then, and still is now because most people argued that there wasn't a problem with using Native American names since they demonstrated strength. Without taking into consideration how the Native Americans felt about it or their point of view, people fought the wrong side of the argument this whole time, not taking in the thought that these mascots, and names degrade American Indians, emphasizing the fact that the mascots and names need to be removed. …show more content…
Halleck made it clear that if you use the name of a state and add a certain race, you will instantly come up with an offensive mascot. For example, take the word Washington and add a race, you will get a team name that will not be tolerated by society. Since we still have Native American mascots for sports teams, most of them can misinterpret the real meaning, or origin of the tribe. What is most significant about this evidence is that it clearly shows that team names are taking down American Indians by misusing their tribe names for disagreeable sports team