When the University of Illinois' Board of Trustees announced its decision to remove its 81-year mascot, Chief Illiniwek, on Feb. 16, 2007, it represented what many consider to be an important step in ...

Our society is accepting and supporting negative stereotypes without knowing the effects it has on others. All teams with an Native American mascot should be banned. For many professional sports teams ...

School has its pressure of homework, socializing and sports ... which has Native American membership, has pushed for the continued use of the mascots across the country. Speaking at Southern ...

As the country debates racist symbolism in monuments, sports, and commercial ... To read more on the impact of Native American team names and mascots, see Kevin Gover’s commentary “Dear ...