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Doesn't like publishers depicting American Indians as blood-thirsty scalpers

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The New York Times. July 1, 1910 

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1921, July 17th - Indian woman in 1921 hated the fake Indians imitating war whoops, putting on a show. It made her blood boil.

For those people who say American Indians haven't said anything about being mocked for non-Indian entertainment, so why change things now -- then explain this. Yet ANOTHER early article with an indigenous person upset over being mimicked and mocked purely for a "show." 









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1927 Derogatory terms effects proper human relationships

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St Clair Chronicle. July 28, 1927 

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1968- National Congress of American Indians launches campaign to address stereotypes.

Contrary to what seems like a popular opinion, the mascot issue is not new. Though Native people have been asking for non-Natives to stop portraying them as savage, war-whooping wild men since the early 1900's, the sports issue started gaining momentum at the end of the 1960s and going into the 70s.
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1970, March 21 - campaign by the Cleveland Indians meant to deflect press away from Wahoo and the Native American activists

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1970, March 21   Tucson Daily Citizen

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1970, April 5th - Natives claim Chief Wahoo is degrading and Insulting and must be eliminated

This article was republished many times in the 1970's, with the additional info about Sockalexis at the end, as part of a PR campaign to deflect the Native American activists, 

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1970, April 5th - News Journal

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1970, April 5th - Being degraded and insulted is a "ridiculous" reason to kill of Chief Wahoo... who's just a nice little guy.

News Journal    4/5/1970

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1971, April st - Tontoism

Gadsen Times  4/1/1971

"Using racial groups as symbols instead of people is wrong no matter how favorable you make Aunt Jemima look." - Harold Gross


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1971, Nov 17th the tribal customs of their ancestors "were being used to feed the fantasies of the insensitive."

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American Indian students at Dartmouth College said the practice (of using Indian mascots to do imitation dances, etc) were insulting because the tribal customs of their ancestors "were being used to feed the fantasies of the insensitive."

"Too many people in this country still think of Indians as savages doing war dances and wearing feathered headdresses and having two-word vocabulries: 'How and Ugh.' People in sports are as responsible as anybody for perpetuating these illusions, with their Indian mascots and their half-time shows and their Indian nicknames." ~ Bill Yellowtail

Other versions of this article:

Dixon Evening Telegraph   9/28/1971



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“At least half the country thinks the mascot issue is insignificant. But I think it’s indicative of the ways in which Indians have no cultural power. We’re still placed in the past. So we’re either in the past or we’re only viewed through casinos,” Alexie tells Bill. “I know a lot more about being white than you know about being Indian.”
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1986, Sept 11 - "Indians are not mascots, they are not logos, they are people. Respect fro them and their heritage is long overdue."

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Indiana Gazette   11/11/1986



Notes from the article:

Rev. Dr. Erma Stiffler write a letter to the editor on June 11th, 1986, pertaining to the mascot issue. She said:

 "We are not to deny our own guilt by placing the blame on the actions of our forefathers. Nor are people today to be punished for the wrongs of our forefathers."

"It is beyond me why some people take offense when a collage or sports teams use their name for a logo, mascot or whatever."

She also said that she feels that the use of logos and mascots bring "recognition, respect and honor for the heritage."

The author of this letter, Kaye Bird, responds:

"Really? If in the fact she is talking about the Indian mascot, I am confused. How does using a race of people as mascots and logos honor and respect their heritage? How does doing the tomahawk chop or having someone dress up in traditional native dress while whooping, hollering and pretending to do some kind of "Indian dance" honor them?"
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1987, April 22 - drop the name!

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Indiana Gazette   4/22/1987


Several residents (led by English professor James Cahalan) urged IUP to drop the "Indian" nickname and mascot, saying it's demeaning and insensitive.


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1987, April 24 - read the quote highlighted below this article..!

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Indiana Gazette   4/24/1987


"There is, however, an analogy that would be more helpful in understanding the issue involved in the use of the Indian mascot and nickname. This analogy takes into account the historical context of the relationship between Indians and Euro-Americans. Consider a team in Germany called the Auschwitz Jews. I will leave the costuming of the mascot to your imagination." 
- Rev. Dr. John W McNeill, Pa. 
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1995, October 19 Drive-by-racism

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The San Berardino County    10/19/1995

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1995, October 19 - Susan Harjo called it "drive-by racism"

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The Index Journal   10/19/1995

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1995, November 1. The Bandidos ?

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The Facts   11/1/1995

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1997, February 15 - Lehighton Indians

Standard Speaker:  Lehighton Indian Stirs up charge of 'passive racism'
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1997 - July - Is Whaoo (and mascots) a Major League Insult?

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The Salina Journal   7/6/1997

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1997, October 10th - Charlene Teters appeared on ABC World News

.. with Peter Jennings, honoring her as their "Person of the Week."
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Charlene Teters from the July 1997 award-winning
documentary, In Whose Honor




To read a transcript of the interview, click here 
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Sherman Alexie quote about the mascot issue.

From CBS News, January 18th, 2001.

The Toughest Indian In The World 



Writer Sherman Alexie Mixes Humor With His Anger

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