Native American mascot controversy

offensive. One of the biggest issues for native americans is the football team for Washington DC, the Redskins. Originally the Boston Braves, in 1933 they changed their name to the Washington Redskins despite it’s head coach ,‘Lone Star’ Dietz, being native american as well of some of the players. In 1936 the team relocated to Washington DC. They never changed the name from the Redskins despite it being out of date. The Washington Redskin should change their team mascot and name because, the…

Trevor Noah, host of "The Daily Show", was born to parents of completely different ethnic background. In his performance at the Apollo titled "Funny South African Comedian Trevor Noah on Black Americans", Trevor talks about how apartheid affected his childhood from things such as walking down the street and not being able to be seen holding hands with his mum or not being able to be with his dad in fear that the police will catch him. Trevor knew a few thing about the inequalities that were…

Indian mascots honoring or offending American Indians? For thousands of years, American Indians have been fighting to prove who they are. As well as proving what once belonged to them, their land, which was stolen by the Americans. The Americans will say that American Indians should feel proud that they’re being honored as a team mascot; American team names mean honor and respect. That’s just an assumption made by the person who fabricated the mascot, it was never discussed with an American…

Native Americans in Today’s Sports The use of Native American culture, beliefs and tradition in the form of popular sports team names and mascots can be viewed as proof of the continuing racism against this particular ethnicity. There are those who view the racism and stereotyping involved, and the unwillingness to correct it as a torture of the fact that the culture doesn’t understand the horrific impact Native iconology use can have on Native peoples in the United States. In the United States,…

Recently, there has been a lot of talk surrounding the name of the football team representing the District of Columbia. In addition, the National Congress of American Indians deems it “harmful”. Though some Indian Americans view the name and logo of the team as an achievement or are proud of it, many find it insulting and demeaning. As an owner it makes sense to go against changing the name since it’s estimated to cost around twenty million dollars. As an owner, I would not want to spend these…

critical role in American society. Sports unit the population and the team name unites the team, the fans and the city. Some names and mascots have been deemed offensive to Native American tribes because they can be seen as racially motivated or as stereotypes. However, these names are preserving Native American culture and honoring them. Certain schools and tribes have agreed to keep the Native American mascot in return for scholarships for members of the tribes. Native Americans are benefiting…

History of Native American Discrimination Jack Sharkley wrote the article “Indian Mascots-You’re Out!” which was published in the LA times in August 2011. This article can be divided into four sections. In the introduction the author gives an insight to his childhood experience of Native American discrimination. In the second section the author explains the effects over a period of time about discrimination. In the next section Sharkly explains what the effects of the team stereotyping has on…

opposing interpretations, and to some, has the racial equivalence of other demeaning slurs. The big question: is the term “Redskins” (being proudly promoted by Washington’s professional football team), a truly offensive term? A majority of the Native American population would say no and as little as 9% (of the 768 people who participated in polling) said the name was offensive (The Ammenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania). Nevertheless, a federal judge ruled that the…

Brian Doyle, the author of A Note on Mascots was always a sports team fan. He recalls his favorite team “The fighting Irish of the university of Notre dame”. Doyle has spent thirty years working for colleges and Universities. During these thirty years, he has heard of many animals just by team’s mascots. Doyle claims he could have a degree in zoology, from only reading sports articles. Doyle lists many animals from Armadillos to Squirrels. Though included the list of Animals doesn’t seem to be…

to become offended or get angry about a topic or event. One such topic is the use of Native American mascots throughout different school, universities and professional sports teams. There are two sides for this argument that most people stand on, they are either all for or all against the use of such mascots. The use of Native American mascots gives off a sense of pride and honor to those who represent the mascot by making them feel a part of something important, retains the heritage of the…