Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry-EONM

13/06/2024

She’s right. This is identity theft!!

As part of efforts to trace the roots and legacy of Black Hawk, CBS Chicago tracked down April Holder, 40, one of Black Hawk's few remaining relatives.

20/05/2024

"Lately, the Native American Guardians Association (NAGA) has been gaining nationwide attention for securing over 90,000 signatures in a petition to change the Washington Commanders’ team name back to the Redskins. The non-profit organization claims its mission is eradicating misconceptions and educating all Americans about Native culture and history.

However, we at NativeAmericans.com feel this organization is one of several outlets funneling misinformation into the minds of Native and non-Native people. From the statistical evidence to the claim that “redskin” has never been used derogatorily, NAGA’s platform has several shaky declarations that must be addressed (especially if you’re considering signing their petition)."

https://nativeamericans.com/news/naga/

NAGA claims 90% of Native Americans don't find "redskin" racist, powering a petition over 100,000 people backed. But more deceit lies..

05/12/2023

Omg. This NAGA group is suing the Washington Commanders and NCAI for changing the mascot from the Redsk*ns.

Been waiting for a rational actor to enter stage left before I post anything about this bu****it, and now they have. Here are the materials so far in Native American Guardian’s Association v.…

29/11/2023

A study found Native youth exposed to American Indian mascots suffer lower self-esteem & reduced ability to imagine achieving their dreams. Using this child this way is not helping. He is being used to push stereotypes about other Native Nations.

Regalia not Chumash.

25/03/2023

A North Carolina Native American family is fighting against a state-funded charter school’s demand that their first-grade boy gets his hair cut. The school system recently changed its dress and grooming code to define a boy wearing his hair in a bun or braids as “faddish.”

11/12/2022

Disappointing.

A judge said if the city disagrees with the statue’s “message” it can add a plaque that is “more in line with the message the City wishes to convey."

20/04/2022

The videos of the (Un)Settling Genealogies conference panels are up!

Day 2 - THE ACADEMY AS SANCTUARY FACTORY FOR SELF INDIGENIZATION: PSEUDO INDIANS IN UNIVERSITIES (BESHIG)SpeakerTrevino Brings Plenty

02/02/2022

Talking about Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry (EONM)!!

“The Washington Football Team was not playing at that game [Super Bowl 2014], [but] we wanted to send a message to the NFL to let them know it was not okay,” Keeler said. “Our relatively small band of Native people and our allies proceeded to coordinate a barrage of tweets educating other Americans on the harmful stereotypes mascotry promotes about Native people.”

Native organizations and activists behind the name change say the NFL team still has work to do.

01/02/2022

"Following the team's announcement last month, bookmakers determined which of the options was lined up to be the likely winner.

The status quo [Washington Football Team] was favorite for PointsBet at 3-1, followed by Presidents (5-1), and Red Hogs (6-1)."

Washington Football Team!!

Washington Football Team's new name is expected to be confirmed on Wednesday. Here are the latest odds and rumors.

04/01/2022

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The Washington Football Team says it will announce its new nickname on Feb. 2 and that the new name won't be one of the favorites suggested on social media.

06/11/2021

Greed and ambition are probably the simplest reasons why people commit Indigenous identity fraud. But those aren’t the only reasons says Kim TallBear on Nation to Nation.

The bizarre compulsion to “play Indian” is rooted in a cunning form of colonial nationalism, “which is about needing to belong to this place and needing to feel that one has a moral authority to belong to and possess this land,” she explains.

Professor Kim TallBear says greed and ambition are probably the simplest ways to explain why people commit Indigenous identity fraud.

27/10/2021

Apparently, as long as St. Louis Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley, a member of the Cherokee Nation, is not around, the tomahawk chop is not supposed to offend anyone.

“I think it’s a misrepresentation of the Cherokee people or Native Americans in general,” Helsley told the St. Louis-Post Dispatch in 2019 when the Cardinals were playing in Atlanta. “Just depicts them in this kind of caveman-type people way who aren’t intellectual. They are a lot more than that. It’s not me being offended by the whole mascot thing.

"It’s about the misconception of us, the Native Americans, and it devalues us and how we’re perceived in that way, or used as mascots. …

“There have been schools who in the past 20, 30 years have changed their mascots. I don’t see why professional teams are so far behind on that.”

Atlanta Braves MLB

USA TODAY columnist says that while he can’t stop the tomahawk chop or make Atlanta change its name, he can stop acknowledging the nickname.

27/10/2021

The chop and stupid chant need to go.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the Native American community in and around Atlanta should have the say on whether the Braves' tomahawk chop gesture is appropriate.

23/07/2021

Glad to see this change. We hope that the Cleveland Guardians guard the rights of all people in the city, regardless of color or ethnicity.

CLE Cleveland Indians

The team made the announcement Friday morning.

08/06/2021

The measure prohibits racially discriminatory mascots, images, sounds or songs in schools. And counties can no longer sound sirens that once signified it was time for certain people to leave town.