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Chief Wahoo was a logo used by the Cleveland Indians (now the Cleveland Guardians), a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1951 to 2018. As part of the larger Native American mascot controversy , the logo drew criticism from Native Americans, social scientists, and religious and educational groups, but was ...
[72] [73] The logo drew renewed scrutiny during the 1995 World Series, when the Cleveland Indians played the Atlanta Braves. [74] The games were marked by protests in both cities. [ 75 ] The 1997 All-Star game was also home to protests; these were attended by a descendant of Louis Sockalexis , the Native American player in whose honor the ...
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Baseball’s most contentious uniform is gone as of the 2019 season. The Cleveland Indians, at the urging of Major League Baseball, have said goodbye to Chief Wahoo as an on-field logo after years ...
Though mascots and names may seem trivial today, they are rooted in a legacy of assimilationist policies that reduced Indigenous cultures to simplified, non-threatening images for consumption. [1] The practice of deriving sports team names, imagery, and mascots from Indigenous peoples of North America is a significant phenomenon in the United ...
Original Chief Wahoo logo from 1947. The Cleveland Indians baseball team was formed in 1915, and they began to use Chief Wahoo in 1947. [35] Immediately prior to the Indians, the team was called the Naps after player Napoleon Lajoie. [36]
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