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Redskins Revisited: Competing Constructions of the Washington Redskins Mascot

Theses

Author/Creator

Eean Bruce Grimshaw

Communication Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montana, 2016.

Schools' Use of Native American Mascots: Report to the State Board of Education

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Susan Castillo

Discusses recommendations to ban all American Indian mascots, names, and images from Oregon public schools.

Shooting Back: New Frontiers in the Indian Image Wars

Alternate Title

Words and Their Consequences

Media » Film and Video

Author/Creator

Rayna Green

Lecture discusses stereotypical representations of Native Americans in early photographs, advertisements and use as sports mascots. Duration: 1:09:27.

Should Indian Sports Mascots Be Repealed?

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Gary Arthur

Outlines arguments for and against having Native American mascots, and legislation and other proposed solutions.

Stolen Identities: The Impact of Racist Stereotypes on Indigenous People: Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs United States Senate One Hundred Twelfth Congress

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate

Witnesses and submissions discuss the damaging effects of stereotypical representations of Native Americans in sports and the media.

Teepees and Trade-marks: Aboriginal Peoples, Stereotypes and Intellectual Property

Alternate Title

Teepees and Trademarks: Aboriginal Peoples, Stereotypes and Intellectual

Media » Film and Video

Author/Creator

Vanessa Udy

In webinar, lawyer discusses ways that Canadian Indigenous peoples have used intellectual property law to promote their cultural heritage and protect it from appropriation and negative stereotypes. Duration: 44:28.

Twenty Years of Research into the Health Impacts of Native-themed Mascots: A Scoping Review

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Sierra Watt

Ian Record

Yvette Roubideaux

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 29, no. 1, 2022, pp. [92]-129

Examines primary research articles to discuss the negative health impact of Indigenous-themed sport team mascots and logos on Indigenous communities.

Unspoken: America's Native American Boarding Schools

Media » Film and Video

Author/Creator

John Howe

Davina Spotted Elk

Jeff Elstad

KUED (PBS Utah)

Documentary focuses on the history of the schools, former students' stories, and contemporary issues. Duration: 56:43.

Updated Bibliography for ASA Statement on Use of Native American Nicknames, Logos and Mascots

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

[Council of the American Sociological Association on Discontinuing the Use of Native American Nicknames

Logos and Mascots in Sport]

Wennebojo Meets the Mascot: A Trickster's View of the Central Michigan University Mascot/ Logo

Alternate Title

Team Spirits: The Native American Mascots Controversy

E-Books » Chapters

Author/Creator

Richard Clark Eckert

Short story involves the Trickster traveling to Mount Pleasant, Michigan to speak to the former mascot about the university's persistence in using "Chippewa" as their mascot's name.

Chapter from Team Spirits: The Native American Mascot Controversy edited by C. Richard King and Charles Freuhling Springwood; foreword by Vine Deloria Jr.

"You Know, We Are All Indian": Exploring White Power and Privilege in Reactions to the NCAA Native American Mascot Policy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Ellen J. Staurowsky

Journal of Sport and Social Issues, vol. 31, no. 1, February 2007, pp. 61-76

Looks at issues involved in refraining from the use of Native American mascots at National Collegiate Athletic Association sponsored events.

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