Is it racist to use Native American
religious figures in sports?
By Dan McCann
Kunze P3
May 1st 2014
Vocabulary list
Arrow symbolized protection and defense.
Arrowhead symbolized alertness.
War paint that used by Indian warriors contained secret Symbols and Meanings.
Horses were painted with Symbols and Meanings.
Many Symbols and Meanings were spiritual in
nature conveying various religious beliefs.
Horse was the symbol of mobility, stamina, strength and power.
Feathers symbolized honor & connected the user with the Creator.
Did you know?
Did you know New York has 158 sports with native
American mascots.
Did you know Justin Louis Chamberlain is a
descendent of the Winnebago Indian Tribe.
Did you know Vanessa Hudgens
is a Native American descendent.
Did you know Chucks Noris
is a descent of Cherokee.
Article
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upf
ront/features/index.asp?article=f020810_mascots
Video
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/07/us/washingtonredskins-name/
Map
http://www.aistm.org/fr.getinvolved.htm.
Religions Chart
Feather Religion
Earth Lodge
Religion
Waashat Religion
Sacred eagle feathers
are used in
ceremonies, one of
which involves ritual
spinning, hence the
name Waskliki for
"Spinning Religion".
Ghost Dance practices
are meant to serve as a
connection with
precontact ways of life
and honor the dead
while predicting their
resurrection.
“Seven Drum
Religion” having many
religious dances with
including drums.
“Peyote Religion,
Longhouse Religion
and the Indian Shaker
Religion”
Pro
Con
“The NBA has shown leagues like
the NFL that they have a moral
responsibility to take disciplinary
action against people like Dan
Snyder, who also continues to
proudly promote bigotry with the
use of a dictionary-defined racial
slur as his team name,” said by
Oneida Indian Nation
representative.
“ To be blunt, the implication is
that the trends suggest that
keeping a Native American
mascot is reducing financial
performance and harming team
brand equity.” said by Dr. Manish
Tripathi
“I think its okay. Its fun to watch
them play” said by Zack Girvalo.
“ Its pretty racist.” said by John
Christian
“I don’t think it should bother
anyone. Its defiantly okay to have
them its just a mascot.” said by Jake
Khan
“ People should be offended by it,
there is not big enough of a
community to make change but
it is wrong for a professional
sport to do this” said by Joey
Meslener
Polls
http://www.polleverywhere.com/newbranch122
Sources
http://americanindiantah.com/lesson_plans/ml_mascots.html
http://news.yahoo.com/nfl-redskins-name-racist-us-senateleader-195504922-nfl.html;_ylt=A0LEV1CabmJTXmEANoZXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB
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http://americanindiantah.com/lesson_plans/ml_mascots.html
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/12/us/redskins-controversy/
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