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Cultural Appropriation and Native American Mascot Controversy
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By:
Carson King
Keller Girod
Riley Navarro
What can we do to prevent the slander of Native American culture?
a Victoria's Secret supermodel wearing a Native American Warbonnet November 7, 2012.'"Adrienne K. wrote that Victoria’s Secret was guilty of “egregious cultural appropriation, stereotyping and marginalizing of Native peoples.'"(The Hollywood Reporter).
Karlie Kloss
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"War bonnets (also called warbonnets or headdresses) are feathered headgear traditionally worn by male leaders of the American Plains Indians Nations who have earned a place of great respect in their tribe. Originally they were sometimes worn into battle, but they are now primarily used for ceremonial occasions. In the Native American and First Nations communities that traditionally have these items of regalia, they are seen as items of great spiritual and political importance, only to be worn by those who have earned the right and honour through formal recognition by their people."(Wikipedia).
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"'Gwen Stefani was accused of cultural appropriation for her attire in her music video for the single "Light My Fire."' (Miller).
Gwen Stefani
Karlie Kloss
Land O Lakes
Washington Redskins
Northeast Louisiana University
"'In a company statement released earlier this year, Land O'Lakes president and CEO Beth Ford described the move as realigning company packaging to reflect "the foundation and heart of our company culture—and nothing does that better than our farmer-owners whose milk is used to produce Land O'Lakes' dairy products.'"(Smithsonian Magazine).
"The origin of the word “redskin” has long been disputed by linguists, Native American activists who consider it a slur, and those who insist that the name of Washington’s football team honors Indians rather than disparages them"(the Washington Post).
"In 2005 ULM took on Ace as the new mascot and athletic logo in place of the former “Indians” name because the NCAA wouldn't allow Native Americans to be used as mascots, unless an institution has sponsorship of a particular tribe"(ULM Hawkeye).
*The opposition to mascots that portray Native Americans in a negative light started out as a campaign during the 1960s by a group called the National Congress of American Indians.
*They strongly believe that sports teams using mascots with names like the Braves and Redskins only serve as negative stereotypes of their people.
*They claim that fans wearing war paint, chicken feather headdresses, and waving rubber tomahawks, are offensive, demeaning, and racist.
*Also there is claim that the youth are not being taught to respect certain ethnic groups and these stereotypes will only promote racism; In which the lack of sports mascots based on Americans of African, Asian, and Mexican descent only supports claims made by opponent groups that Native Americans are being singled out.
*Nine in 10 Native Americans say they are not offended by the Washington Redskins name, according to a new Washington Post poll.
Video: https://youtu.be/4JC58UYeaBs
*Supporters in the use of Native American mascots insist that they are meant to be respectful and only serve to pay homage to the Indian people.
*Far from being derogatory, these mascots are seen as ideal for sports teams because they focus on bravery, courage, and fighting skills.
*Those who disagree point out that team names like Warriors and Braves represent fighting men just like those of other cultures.
*Nicknames like the Fighting Irish, Flying Dutchmen, Trojans, and Spartans (just to name a few) are not regarded as offensive, so the use of Native American nicknames should not be interpreted as having racist or demeaning connotations.
* “I can think of no greater tribute to the American Indian than to name a team’s warriors after courageous, cunning—and feared—warriors of the Indian nations, the braves” (Davis, 2002)
* “I could understand they didn’t like Chief Wahoo but using a name like Indians should be complimentary as they [sic] great warriors.” -Karen S.
* “I’m going to State the obvious here all of these teams with Native American themed names are named that way because they were warriors they were Fighters [sic] it has nothing to do with putting them down.” -Sean L.
Cost To Change
*Changing team names and mascots would affect the merchandise that generates millions of dollars in sales each year.
*Opponents don’t care about the negative financial cost to the team franchises. All they want is a change in how Americans view real Indian culture and traditions.
*They believe this change will replace the trivialized way they are seen and hopefully erase the racial stereotyping they feel they have had to endure for too long.
*Over ninety percent of American Indians and a majority of U.S. sports fans surveyed find the names and mascots to be acceptable.
Apaches Arrows Aztecas Aztec Warriors Aztex Bannocks Beothuks Big Reds Bison Bisons Black Hawks Blackhawks Blazin' Buffalos Blue Indians Bowmen Braves Bravettes Brown Squaws Brown Indians Brownies Buckskins Buffalo Buffaloes Buffalos Cataractes Catawba Indians Catawbas Cayugas Cherokee Cherokees Chickasaws Chiefs Chieftains Chieftans Chinook Chinooks Chippewas Chitwin Choctaws Comanches Cullitons Dine' Warriors Dorados Eagle Indians Edistoes Eskimos Eskomos Eskymos Esquimzux Fighting Braves Fighting Illini Fighting Indians Fighting Scouts Fighting Sioux Flaming Arrows Golden Buffaloes Halfbreeds Hawkeyes Hokams Hurons Illineks Indian Raiders Indians Injuns Junior Chiefs Jr. Warriors Kahoks Kickapoos Kiowas Kiowanas Kohawks Lady Chiefs Lady Indians Lady Warriors Little Braves Little Indians Maidens Marauders Mighty Braves Mighty Indians Mighty Warriors Misschiefs Moccasins Mocs Mohawks Mohicans Mohigans Moquis Northmen Nukallpiaqs Old Pueblos Orangemen Osages Otahkians Pawnees Pontiacs Quips Raiders Red Horde Red Raiders Red Skins Red Warriors Reds Redskins Redtops Renegades Sachems Saltine Warriors Saukees Sauras Savages Scalping Bravesm Scarlet Warriors Scouts Seminoles Senecas Sentinels Sequoits Seris Shaman Sheteks Sioux Sioux-Cats SkyChiefs Sobos Soo Indians Soos Spirit Spirits Squaws Summum Chiefs Sun Chiefs T-Birds Tatanka Tecumsehs Teepees Terrors Thorpes Thunder Birds Thunderbirds Tioga Indians Tomahawks Tribe Utes Villa Novans Wambdi Wamps Warriors White Buffalos Whitehawks Winterhawks Wyandottes Yaquis Zias
https://www.mascotdb.com/lists/native-american-related-mascots
*Their political structure was, of necessity, limited and informal. In the earliest Native American societies the family was the primary social unit.
*Occasionally kinship groups or extended families joined together into bands, autonomous social and political units that lived, subsisted, and survived on their own.
Native American Traditions:
*Pottery making is a long and important tradition for many Native American tribes.
*Dancing is one of the most popular and universal Native American traditions.
*Storytelling is an incredibly important Native American tradition.
* Weaving has been a Native American tradition for more than a thousand years.
• How was this group historically treated in the United States?
The introduction of a vast new land to the conquistadors and the explorers of the European world marked the end of culture for the indigenous peoples of America. From then on, natives became seen as less than man. Since colonialism, Native Americans have received the worst treatment history has to offer.
*All Native Americans live on reservations
*American Indians receive special benefits and privileges from the government
*All Native Americans are alcoholics
• What is the national and local school performance of this group?
Native students perform two to three grade levels below their white peers in reading and mathematics. They are 237 percent more likely to drop out of school and 207 percent more likely to be expelled than white students.
* This impacts the leaning opportunities and experiences because the Native Americans who attend schools or universities with Native American symbols or images, depending on how they are depicted, can negatively impact their education because of different stereotypes .
• What are the responses from the impacted social groups to the issue or event?
* They have a mixed reaction. Some supporting the use of Native American images or symbols, while others do not. This is because some feel that it spreads awareness and information . However, others do not like this and feel that people are just taking away from their culture and not honoring their heritage.
American Indian & Alaska Native
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
https://tinyurl.com/2tzru6ap
https://tinyurl.com/2p84k2x8
• https://www.dailynebraskan.com/culture/misuse-of-native-american-apparel-stirs-controversy/article_5653e834-2fa3-11e2-929e-001a4bcf6878.html
• https://ulmhawkeyeonline.com/20524/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/nlu-past-can-be-offensive/
• https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=2313264
• https://globalnews.ca/news/2109566/osheaga-music-festival-bans-wearing-headdresses-as-fashion-accessories/
• https://bleacherreport.com/articles/267285-native-american-mascots-honorable-or-ignorant
• https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/hundreds-of-schools-are-still-using-native-americans-as-team-mascots/
• https://www.ncai.org/policy-issues/community-and-culture/anti-defamation-mascots
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/victorias-secret-native-american-costume-yanked-broadcast-389580/
• https://nypost.com/2022/07/15/gwen-stefani-accused-of-cultural-appropriation-in-new-video/
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/new-poll-finds-9-in-10-native-americans-arent-offended-by-redskins-name/2016/05/18/3ea11cfa-161a-11e6-924d-838753295f9a_story.html
• https://www.committeeof500years.org/native-american-mascots-racist-harmful/
• https://sportgolf.org/the-controversy-in-using-native-american-mascots-in-sports/