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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa – (Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine) From 2000 through 2013, each team was allowed to select its own nickname; most notably, the football team was simply known as "The Warriors". In 2013, the school adopted the identity of "Rainbow Warriors" for all men's teams, while women's teams remain "Rainbow ...
The "Indian Head" logo used by the Clover Park High School "Warriors" has been replaced by a block "CP" with a spear. [144] In January 2021 a bill was introduced in the state legislature "prohibiting the inappropriate use of Native American names, symbols, or images as public school mascots, logos, or team names". [145]
When one tribe refused permission, [28] the state Board of Higher Education proceeded with plans to eliminate the Fighting Sioux name and logo. In 2011, the State Legislature voted that the university should retain the name but in a 2012 referendum the voters decided to proceed with the change, which has been completed but no alternative ...
Using Indigenous names and mascots, like the former Washington Football Team name, extends beyond racial insensitivity; it reinforces colonialism and erases Indigenous identity and land. [1] Such practices maintain the power relationship between the dominant culture and the Indigenous culture, and can be seen as a form of cultural imperialism. [4]
[245] On July 13, 2020, the team made an official statement that their review would result in the retirement of the Redskins name and logo. [246] On July 23, 2020, the team announced that they would be called the Washington Football Team with a block "W" logo for the 2020 season. [247]
Protest of both the logo and name started in the 1970s, but moved quickly toward the retirement of Chief Wahoo when the 2016 World Series drew international attention to the team. Local groups said they would continue to advocate for a change of the team name, and object to the sale of merchandise with the Chief Wahoo image. [2]
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North Greenville Trailblazers, adopted in 2024; the football team was referred to as "Moonshiners" in 1924; the school's nickname was "Black Widow Spiders" from 1950 to 1953, "Mountaineers" or "Mounties" from 1953 to 2001, and "Crusaders from 2001 to 2024; the women's basketball team was called the "Lassies" from 1958 to 1969. [109]