From the Arizona Independent Republic - Movie Indians Form New Units.
From Hollywood, a new organization has formed comprised of 44 American Indian men and women who make their living in motion pictures called the Native Redmen of Hollywood. Their goal is to all authentic touches to movies that portray Native people and to act as technical advisers. Athletic star Jim Thorpe got them together "because most of the Indians in Hollywood know less about their tribal customs and traditions than the average Boy Scout."
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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.
1997, February 15 - Lehighton Indians
Standard Speaker: Lehighton Indian Stirs up charge of 'passive racism'
"Indian logos and nicknames create, support and maintain stereotypes of a race of people," Robert B. Whitehead wrote to the Lehighton School Board who use the name and Indian symbols - which Whitehead wants to change "this passive racism to an end." Lehighton uses an Indian "logo" and a school-spirit tomahawk campaign. He also said, "Ask your children what an Indian looks like... what they do in our society today and you'll probably have references to tomahawks, tipis, eagle feathers and the like." --- Mark Steber, school board president, said "The Indian logo has been a tradition here since the district was formed. I went through the schools and didn't see anything offensive about it." And "There are a lot bigger issues in education. We're not doing it to insult, but to honor."
"Indian logos and nicknames create, support and maintain stereotypes of a race of people," Robert B. Whitehead wrote to the Lehighton School Board who use the name and Indian symbols - which Whitehead wants to change "this passive racism to an end." Lehighton uses an Indian "logo" and a school-spirit tomahawk campaign. He also said, "Ask your children what an Indian looks like... what they do in our society today and you'll probably have references to tomahawks, tipis, eagle feathers and the like." --- Mark Steber, school board president, said "The Indian logo has been a tradition here since the district was formed. I went through the schools and didn't see anything offensive about it." And "There are a lot bigger issues in education. We're not doing it to insult, but to honor."Sherman Alexie quote about the mascot issue.
From CBS News, January 18th, 2001.
The Toughest Indian In The World
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| Writer Sherman Alexie Mixes Humor With His Anger |
2001 Feb 12th - "It's morally wrong to use an ethnic race as a mascot."
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| The Gaffney Ledger 2/12/2001 |
"It is morally wrong to use an ethnic race as a mascot," said Robert Kelly, director of the South Carolina chapter of the American Indian Movement.
"To the native people, the mascot is a symbol of genocide," said Christine Rose, founder of Students and Teachers Advocating Respect and Against Racism. She also said that: It's a constant reminder to Native American students that their culture has been turned into a stereotype. For non-native students it teaches intolerance.
2004 - West Mecklenburg Indians are now the Hawks
"I think this will be able to open some eyes," said Letha Strickland, executive director of the Metrolina Native American Association. "I know people sometimes think there was honor in those type of nicknames, but Native American students often don't like the way it is displayed."
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2013, Nov 8 - An Interview with Clyde Bellecourt on Democracy Now
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2013
Change the Mascot: Pressure Grows for NFL Team to Drop Redskins Name and Logo as Thousands Protest
GUESTS
Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder and director of the American Indian Movement. He was a major figure in the occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973. Bellecourt is also an organizer with the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media.
Dave Zirin, sports columnist for The Nation magazine and host of Edge of Sports Radioon SiriusXM. Zirin is the author of several books on sports, including, most recently, Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down.
For decades, members of many American Indian communities have called on the Washington Redskins football team to change its name, which is based on a racial slur. Now the pressure has reached new heights. On Thursday night, nearly a thousand Native Americans and their allies protested outside the Metrodome Stadium in Minneapolis as the team played the Minnesota Vikings. Earlier in the day, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton suggested members of Congress put pressure on the team’s owners by boycotting its games. On Tuesday, D.C. lawmakers voted to call on the team to change its name. Also this week, the Minnesota American Indian Movement took legal action to call on the state to refuse funding for the new Vikings stadium if the word "Redskins" will be used there. Despite the massive outcry, the team’s owner, Daniel Snyder, has refused to change its name. "The 'R' word is not different than the 'N' word. Little Red Sambo has to go," says Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder and director of the American Indian Movement and an organizer with the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media. We are also joined by Dave Zirin, political sports columnist for The Nation magazine and host of Edge of Sports Radio. "The word 'Redskins' is a legacy of Jim Crow. It’s a legacy of the team’s original owner, George Preston Marshall, who was an arch-segregationist," Zirin notes. "The team was the last team to integrate in the NFL. When George Preston Marshall passed away in 1969, he put in his will that no money from his foundation could go to any organization that promoted [racial] integration."
TRANSCRIPT
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JUAN GONZÁLEZ: For decades, members of many indigenous tribes have called on the Washington Redskins football team to change its name, which is based on a racial slur. Now the pressure has reached new heights. Thursday night, nearly a thousand Native Americans and their allies protested outside the Metrodome Stadium in Minneapolis as the team played the Minnesota Vikings. Earlier in the day, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton suggested members of Congress put pressure on the team’s owners by boycotting its games. This came after Washington, D.C., lawmakers voted Tuesday to call on the team to change the name.
AMY GOODMAN: Meanwhile, Minneapolis’s mayor released a statement Thursday saying the name disrespects indigenous people, and this week six members of the Minneapolis City Council sent a letter to the team’s owner and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell calling the nickname and team mascot racist. This groundswell of support comes as Bob Costas of NBC Sports spoke about the topic during half-time as he anchored a game when Washington’s team played last month.
2014, April - American Genocide Reconciled Thru Football
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| Photos by Dakota Fine |
Gregg Deal created this graffiti mural in response to Dan Snyder's claim that the Washington Redsk*ns honors Native Americans. Though it is one of dozens painted on a 990-foot wall, it may definitely stands out with its message against the appropriation of Native Indian culture in American football.
"People have the audacity to say this name is an honor, but I find it hard to believe that the moment a touchdown is made, and people start singing 'Hail to the [Pigskins],' everyone is thinking about the systematic genocide of indigenous people." - Gregg Deal.
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2015, Jan 21 - Sarah Silverman Calls on America to Change the Name of the Redskins on Late Late Show with Jim Gaffigan
“It wasn’t long ago, a decade ago, less, that I was defending saying “gay, it’s gay, it’s queer.” And I’d be like, no I have gay friends, I’m not talking about that, I’m saying lame. And then I realized that I was the grandpa that was saying “I say colored, I have colored friends. There’s nothing different. Just change it. You won’t notice in a week that you’ve changed the Redskins to the whatever– Pink Poodles. It will take about a week to adjust and be on the right side of history, good lord!!”
2015, March - Congrats to Lancaster NY for standing up for their students (whether the students know it or not)
“Not only did the school make a powerful statement to the Native American community that they no longer wanted to use a term that is a dictionary-defined slur against native people, but it made a statement to the kids in that school to be self-aware and have empathy and think about how the actions that you are engaging in affect other people outside of yourself.” - Joel Barkin, a spokesman for the Oneida Nation
(mascots) "tells people outside of our community to view us as mascots."
"It is long overdue for Native Americans to be treated not as mascots or targets of slurs, but instead as equals."
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