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  2. List of secondary school sports team names and mascots ...

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    Current logo is two eagle feathers attached to the letter 'A'. The school sits within Cherokee Nation boundaries. Adena High School, Frankfort, Ohio; Ahwahnee Middle School, Fresno, California - Logo is a spear with feathers; Alabama School for the Deaf, Talladega, Alabama - The "Silent Warriors" use an Indian head logo. Aloha High School ...

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

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    The practice of deriving sports team names, imagery, and mascots from Indigenous peoples of North America is a significant phenomenon in the United States and Canada. From early European colonization onward, Indigenous peoples faced systematic displacement, violence, and cultural suppression, all intended to erode sovereignty and claim their ...

  4. List of ethnic sports team and mascot names - Wikipedia

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    Many sports team mascots are named for an ethnic group or similar category of people. Though these names typically refer to a group native to the area in which the sports team is based, many teams take their names from groups which are known for their strength (such as Spartans or Vikings), despite not being located near the historic homes of these groups.

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

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    The use of terms and images referring to Native Americans/First Nations as the name or mascot for a sports team is a topic of public controversy in the United States and in Canada. The documents most often cited to justify the trend for change are an advisory opinion by the United States Commission on Civil Rights in 2001 [ 1 ] and a resolution ...

  6. Varsity 845: High school sports roundups, schedules for ...

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    The Varsity 845 roundups, schedules for Section 9 high school fall sports for January 1-7, 2024. ... Girls basketball. Monroe-Woodbury at Pine Bush, 5:30 p.m. Beacon at Spackenkill, 5:30 p.m.

  7. Lady Chieftains - Wikipedia

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    The Lady Chieftains are a girls basketball team from Shiprock, New Mexico, located on the Navajo Nation.They are the subject of the documentary Rocks with Wings.The documentary charts the transformation of the team from a lackluster team to a championship team led by coach Jerry Richardson.

  8. List of Native American sportspeople - Wikipedia

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    Chris Wondolowski, played as striker for San Jose Earthquakes and the United States national team, and is a member of the Kiowa tribe [53] Madison Hammond, Navajo and San Felipe Pueblo, [54] is the first Native American to play on the National Women's Soccer League after signing with the OL Reign in 2020 [55] Harry Manson

  9. List of college team nicknames in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted. Generally, athletics are mainly branded by their common name, meaning words like "University of" or "College" are usually omitted and only the unique name elements are used. For ...