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Name retained, but Native American logo replaced by airplane. Oorang Indians: National Football League LaRue, Ohio: 1923 Defunct Consisting mostly of Native Americans. Ottawa Tomahawks National Basketball League of Canada: Ottawa 2013 Ottawa SkyHawks: Name changed shortly after announced due to controversy, team folded after one season ...
Among the categories of names for sports teams in the United States and Canada, those referring to Indigenous peoples are lesser in popularity only to the names of various animals. In a list of the top 100 team names, "Indians" is 14th, "Braves" is 38th, "Chiefs" is 57th. [1]
Many sports team mascots are named for an ethnic group or similar category of people. Though these names typically refer to a group native to the area in which the sports team is based, many teams take their names from groups which are known for their strength (such as Spartans or Vikings), despite not being located near the historic homes of these groups.
The varsity teams of Arellano University, the Arellano Chiefs was ostensibly named after Cayetano Arellano, the first Chief Justice of the Philippines; its varsity teams were previously known as the "Flaming Arrows" until 2006. [11] Its logo depicts a native American. Its high school teams are called the "Arellano Braves".
What’s at stake with team names like the Redskins? For Native teens, it means lower self-esteem. For whites, it’s the opposite. Looking at the research into mascots with Stephanie Fryberg.
1 List of secondary school sports team names and mascots derived from the indigenous peoples of North America Toggle the table of contents Wikipedia : Featured list candidates/List of secondary school sports team names and mascots derived from the indigenous peoples of North America/archive1
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