A database of 42, 624 schools in the country was analyzed and the reports show that the states with the highest percentage of schools with Native American mascots were found in the Midwest. In these areas it was further discovered that they are home to very few Native American people. A major reasoning as to why these school mascots go untested is because “Native American removal and institutionalized racism has provided these schools license to continue using such imagery and names” (Moya-Smith paragraph 4). With the lack of Native American population in these areas, there is no one to educate and speak out against the use of the mascot; there is no one there to tell these schools they are performing a harmful and discriminatory …show more content…
The teams with the biggest opposition to change their mascot include the MLB team, the Cleveland Indians, and the NFL team, the Washington Redskins. These two teams receive much attention due to their popularity and refusal to eliminate their mascots. Currently, both teams still have not budged on changing their mascots and remain strong in their