Since 1960 the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington NFL team have enjoyed a rivalry that Sports Illustrated has called “one of the greatest in sports.” Now, Native American “Not Your Mascot” activists are speaking back to the NFL and its outdated “Cowboys and Indians” show.
Genocide Empowers Laura Ingraham to Be Ignorant About Offensive ‘Redskin’ Mascots
Ingraham’s ignorance of this issue is directly tied to the history of genocide in this country against our people. By Jacqueline Keeler.
Big Mac and the Redsk*ns: On Leadership and Sovereignty, Fumble and Fame
When I saw Peter MacDonald on television, still looking dapper and handsome at age 85 in a jaunty red scarf and Navajo Code Talker yellow velvet shirt standing on the sidelines of the Washington Redsk*ns game the week of Thanksgiving I was shocked, but not surprised. He was with three other Navajo Code Talkers, and…
Native Parents Petition NFL to End use of Racist Slurs & Mascots
Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry, a group of Native parents and their allies have created a Change.org petition calling for the end of the use of racial slurs and racist mascots in sports.
Native Americans Protest ‘The Lone Ranger’ With #NotYourTonto Twitterstorm During Oscars
A group of Native parents from across the country are protesting the nomination of ‘The Lone Ranger’ for an Academy Award in makeup for the use of Redface.
Making History on Twitter With #NotYourMascot
During the Super Bowl, the hashtag #NotYourMascot was tweeted out over 18,000 times. Will Commissioner Goodell respond?
#NotYourMascot Trends on Twitter to Help End Racism in Sports
How did the #NotYourMascot hashtag go viral on Twitter? Jacqueline Keeler explains how Twitter can help end the use of racist mascots and names as well as appropriated Native American names and iconography.