Re: End Chief Wahoo, info request
Jeffrey Thompson (jthomp@lclark.edu)
Thu, 17 Jun 1993 14:50:37 -0700
> Original Sender: Vince McElhinny <vmcelhinny@igc.apc.org>
> Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us)
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> vmcelhinny End Chief Wahoo Campaign info request
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> I am working with a coalition of Native American and non-Native groups in
> northeast Ohio, on a campaign to discontinue negative stereotyping in sports
> and the media. Our campaign is focused on the Cleveland Indians baseball team
> to the stop the use of the Chief Wahoo logo and the name Indians, and is at a
> critical juncture. We are gathering information to support our effort to
> convince the Cleveland baseball management to change, and to build greater p
> public support.
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> vmcelhinny
Hi,
I'm a student at Dartmouth College. If you are still seeking info about
teams that have changed their names because of pressure from Native
Americans, you should look into the histories of both Dartmouth and Stanford.
Both of the decisions to eliminate the Indian mascot were made quite some time
ago, and are still quite controversial. Hope it helps.
Nicole Adams
nicole.adams@dartmouth.edu