How do sports logos and names affect indigenous culture and what are we doing about it?
Its probably easy to see from the home page that a few logo's in todays sports are offensive. Obviously referencing indigenous stereotypes leading to much backlash from fans and indigenous groups. Teams such as Chicago Blackhawks, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Chiefs, Bradly Braves, Seattle Seahawks and more either have a racist name, logo or mascot. Many teams have already made changes but not all, to gain any reconciliation this is a good place to start. In addition we should have equal opportunity for indigenous and non indigenous youth to play sports, limitations such as geographical location, exclusion from sports, lack of financial resources, lack of role models playing the sport, lack of knowledge and teaching of the sport and more.
"I was really taken back and proud to be the first Aboriginal artist to do such a thing." -Trevor angus
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