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In a 2008 journal article "Of Warrior Chiefs and Indian Princesses", psychologist Stephanie Fryberg and colleagues studied the effects on American Indian high school students of exposure to Chief Wahoo and other depictions of Native Americans. While reporting positive associations to the images, effects included lower self-esteem, community ...
Kahnawake Mohawks - Cartoon Indian head logo; Kahnawake Tomahawks - Indian head logo; West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association (WSCLA), British Columbia - The Association logo features an "Indian Head" Coquitlam Adanacs - Although "adanac" is Canada spelled backward, their logo features a First Nations woman. Langley Warriors; North Shore Indians
Schools that removed all references to Native American culture or were deemed not to have references to Native American culture as part of their athletics programs: Alcorn State University – Lorman, Mississippi - Logo is a large A, mascot is the "Bravehawk". Lycoming College (Warriors) Eastern Connecticut State University (Warriors)
The Golden State Warriors eliminated Native American imagery as the team relocated. Originally the Philadelphia Warriors (1946–1962), their logo was a cartoon Native American dribbling a basketball. When they moved to San Francisco, the logo became a Native American headdress (1962–1968).
In April 2021, the Southern York County School Board voted 7-2 to begin the process of retiring the Native American warrior head athletics logo and replace the former logo with a new student ...
The name will be retained, but the school plans to phase out its Native American logo, beginning with sports jerseys. [249] White County High School, Cleveland, Georgia; White Oak Middle School, Cincinnati, Ohio - School is considering changing its logo, which depicts a Native American in a headdress. [250] Wickes High School, Wickes, Arkansas
Co-owner George Preston Marshall changed the name to the Redskins, more likely to avoid confusion while retaining the Native American imagery of the team [28] [29] than to honor coach William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz, whose identity as a Native American was debated. [30] The logo for the NFL Braves was similar to the Redskins logo, a Native ...
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