Team Spirits: The Native American Mascots Controversy

by Charles Fruehling Springwood (Author), Vine Deloria Jr. (Author), C. Richard King (Author)

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  2001

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  Activists and academics explore the origins of Native American mascots, the messages they convey, and the reasons for their persistence into the twenty-first century. These essays examine hotly contested uses of mascots, including the Washington Redskins, the Cleveland Indians, and the University of Illinois's Chief Illiniwek.