In North American sports culture, it is very common to give nicknames to professional teams that evoke folklore or local tradition. Teams often associate their image with animals and local symbols, some of which have been taken from Native American culture. Gradually, sports organizations have limited or removed these types of references as they are seen to evoke negative stereotypes of indigenous people. During a July 2021 survey, around 35 percent of respondents stated that the use of Native American names and imagery by sport teams was disrespectful to indigenous people in the United States.
Public opinion on the use of Native American names and imagery by sports teams in the United States as of July 2021
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Morning Consult. (July 26, 2021). Public opinion on the use of Native American names and imagery by sports teams in the United States as of July 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134614/native-american-name-imagery-sports-teams/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on the use of Native American names and imagery by sports teams in the United States as of July 2021." Chart. July 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134614/native-american-name-imagery-sports-teams/
Morning Consult. (2021). Public opinion on the use of Native American names and imagery by sports teams in the United States as of July 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134614/native-american-name-imagery-sports-teams/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on The Use of Native American Names and Imagery by Sports Teams in The United States as of July 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134614/native-american-name-imagery-sports-teams/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on the use of Native American names and imagery by sports teams in the United States as of July 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134614/native-american-name-imagery-sports-teams/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Public opinion on the use of Native American names and imagery by sports teams in the United States as of July 2021 [Graph], Morning Consult, July 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134614/native-american-name-imagery-sports-teams/
