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  2. List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous ...

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    Using Indigenous names and mascots, like the former Washington Football Team name, extends beyond racial insensitivity; it reinforces colonialism and erases Indigenous identity and land. [1] Such practices maintain the power relationship between the dominant culture and the Indigenous culture, and can be seen as a form of cultural imperialism. [4]

  3. List of name changes due to the George Floyd protests - Wikipedia

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    [e] The sports facility was formerly named "Wildermuth Intramural Center" after former trustee Ora Wildermuth, but due to his "extraordinarily strong opposition to racial integration," Wildermuth's name was stripped from the facility in 2018. Bill Garrett was the "first black basketball player to regularly play in the Big Ten conference". [26 ...

  4. List of college sports team names and mascots derived from ...

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    In 2020, Carthage's board of trustees unanimously voted to retire the name Red Men/Lady Reds and the mascot "Torchie" from Carthage athletics and will compete as Carthage Athletics during the 2020–21 academic year. A new team name and mascot will be approved and announced prior to the 2021–22 academic year. [37] Redmen

  5. Caitlin Clark responds to bigotry in WNBA audience: 'People ...

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    As discourse around Indiana Fever rookie and women's basketball phenom Caitlin Clark grows louder, some of the discussion has taken an uglier turn into racism and misogyny directed at the rest of ...

  6. TV series 'Clipped' chronicles the fall of an NBA owner and ...

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    Paul went on to become president of the National Basketball Players Association for nine years and led the union’s collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the league.

  7. Kansas City Chiefs name controversy - Wikipedia

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    The Kansas City Chiefs are one of the professional sports teams involved in the controversy regarding the use of Native American names and imagery, but received less attention than other teams until 2013 when fan behavior at games, including stereotypical headdresses, face paint, performing a "war chant" and tomahawk chop became more publicly ...

  8. Native American mascot controversy - Wikipedia

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    Many argue there is a double standard in Native Americans being so frequently used as a sports team name or mascot when the same usage would be unthinkable for other racial or ethnic group. One current exception is the Coachella Valley High School "Arabs" [ 93 ] which has also been the subject of controversy, resulting in the retirement of its ...

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