Names of schools and sports teams based on Native American Tribes or groups are intended to project pride, strength, toughness, sportsmanship and to honor the history of the area where the school exists. Some Teams are named for animals... Tigers, Bulldogs etc and the same holds true as far as the image they project.
I think the problem occurs when mascots are used to demonstrate negative stereotypes, caricatures, behaviors that Native American people might find offensive.
If you read about the details in this law, it's very complicated, there are exceptions.
It seems as though "Warriors" would be permissable, but "Kahoks" would not because that's a recognized Tribe.
There's a lot of community pride and history in these Native American names, maybe I'm not fully aware of the objections. Maybe, take a hard look at activities that might cast a negative stereotype, but leave the names alone.
Looking forward to others opinions.
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