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Originally Posted by JustinD
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Originally Posted by packs
A common argument put forward by people who are generally against changing the names of teams.
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Is it possible that some Tribes take pride in a local team with a Native American team name? Yes. I know tribes in North Dakota were supportive of their NCAA FCS team winning football championships. They were disappointed when NDSU had to become the Buffalos. And the Spokane Indians are an amazing extension of the local tribe for MiLB. Many in the local tribe would be disappointed if the team name changed.
But are there other tribes that hate team names like Savages and caricatures like Chief Wahoo? Yes. Those are racist stereotypes that don't do anything positive or uplifting.
We just need to remember that region to region, and tribe to tribe, Native American opinions about mascots change on how they are represented. And that's okay.
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