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  2. Sports teams named Redskins - Wikipedia

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    Sports teams named Redskins are part of the larger controversy regarding the use of Native American names, images and symbols by non-native sports teams. Teams of this name have received particular public attention because the term redskin is now generally regarded as disparaging and offensive.

  3. Native American name controversy - Wikipedia

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    Indian Country Today; d'Errico, Peter, Legal Studies Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst (July 11, 2005). "Native American Indian Studies – A Note on Names". Umass.edu. University of Massachusetts Amherst}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (Provides references)

  4. Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy - Wikipedia

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    Although the controversial logo Chief Wahoo was officially removed in 2018, the Indian-themed name continued to be a part of the Native American mascot controversy which has led over 115 professional organizations representing civil rights, educational, athletic, and scientific experts to publish resolutions or policies that state that any use ...

  5. Washington Redskins name controversy - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, the Red Cloud Athletic Fund sent a letter to the Washington Post stating that "As an organization, Red Cloud Indian School has never—and will never—endorse the use of the name 'Redskins'. Like many Native American organizations across the country, members of our staff and extended community find the name offensive."

  6. Native American mascot controversy - Wikipedia

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    The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) passed a resolution calling for the end of the use of Native American names, images, and mascots in 1999. [56] In 2001, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released an advisory opinion calling for an end to the use of Native American images and team names by non-Native ...

  7. Atlanta Braves visit White House, and controversy over Native ...

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    The controversy over Native American names in professional and collegiate sports arrived at the White House on Monday, when President Biden hosted the Atlanta Braves, winners of last year’s ...

  8. List of college sports team names and mascots derived from ...

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    The use of terms and images referring to Native Americans/First Nations as the name or mascot for a sports team is a topic of public controversy in the United States and in Canada. The documents most often cited to justify the trend for change are an advisory opinion by the United States Commission on Civil Rights in 2001 [ 1 ] and a resolution ...

  9. List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous ...

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    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 ...