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Here's What Happens When You Name Your Team After Native Americans
Cord Jefferson · 10/03/13 12:50PMWhen people try and defend American sports' obsession with Indian names—Seminoles, Braves, Chiefs, Redskins, etc.—many of them make the argument that these names are meant to honor strong and prideful groups of people. Last night a trio of Cleveland Indians fans "honored" their team's namesake by donning cartoonish redface meant to resemble Cleveland's mascot, Chief Wahoo, and whooping it up for the TV cameras.