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Roche engaged in annual protests against Cleveland Indians mascot Chief Wahoo since 1973. [18] [19] He also founded the group "People, Not Mascots", a cohort which is dedicated to raise awareness against the use of a race of people as mascots and end the current use of offensive Native American imagery. [20] As he explained, "We are not mascots.
Celebrate Native American history month with these wise and inspirational quotes from Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples.
The Cleveland American Indian Center sued the Cleveland Indians in 1972 for $9 million for libel and slander against Native peoples, the first lawsuit of its kind against a team. [24] Since 1973, activists have staged protests outside the team's stadium on opening day every single year. [ 41 ]
Columbus cut off the legs of native children who tried to run from them. He aided in sex trafficking nine and ten-year-old girls. Moving away from Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples ...
When the Cleveland Indians played in the 1997 World Series, protesters demonstrated against the team's use of the Chief Wahoo mascot. When American Indian activist Vernon Bellecourt burned an effigy of Chief Wahoo, police arrested him and ordered others to leave. Later, the police arrested two other protesters who had moved to another part of ...
Columbus Day has been a national holiday since 1937, but in recent years some have advocated to refocus the day on Indigenous People rather than on explorers who brought violence and slavery with ...
A total lunar eclipse occurred on 1 March 1504, visible at sunset for the Americas, and later over night over Europe and Africa, and near sunrise over Asia.. During his fourth and last voyage, Christopher Columbus induced the inhabitants of Jamaica to continue provisioning him and his hungry men, successfully intimidating them by correctly predicting a total lunar eclipse for 1 March 1504 ...
After rising in the charts this year due to Luke Combs' cover, 1988's "Fast Car" earned Cleveland native Tracy Chapman Song of the Year recognition at the 2023 CMAs.