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Apart SI polled Native Americans and sports fan in general
on the use of Indian nicknames, and got some surprising answers ALTHOUGH
MOST Native American activists and tribal leaders consider Indian team
names and mascots offensive, neither Native Americans in general nor a
cross-section of U.S. sports fans agree. That is one of the findings of
a poll conducted for SI by the Peter Harris Research Group. The pollsters
interviewed 351 Native Americans (217 living on reservations and
134
living off) and 743 fans. Their responses were weighted according
to U.S. Census figures foe age, race and gender, and for distribution of
Native American on and off reservations. With a margin of error of +/-4%,
83% of the Indians said that professional teams should not stop using Indian
nicknames, mascots or symbols, and 79% of the fans agreed with them. Surprisingly,
there is a greater divergence of opinion between Native American who live
on reservations and those who don't. 67% of Indians on reservations do
not object to the use of Indian images, against 87% of those off the reservations.
When pollsters asked about the Washington Redskins, they found no great
resentment toward the name. Instead, they again found agreement between
Native Americans and fans (69% of the former and 74% of the latter do not
object to the name), and less agreement between Indians on and off reservations
(57% and 72%, respectively). Other results appear in the boxes that follow.
-Andrea Woo Asked whether the use of Native American team names and mascots
contributes to discrimination against Indians, respondents said:
Indians Living On/Off Reservations
Total Fans % Total Indians %
On % Off %Contributes to discrimination
12
23
45 17Does not
contribute
88
75
53 81Undecided
0
2
2
2 Asked what they thought of the tomahawk chop at Atlanta Braves
games, respondents said:
Indians Living On/Off Reservations
Total Fans % Total Indians %
On % Off %Like it
28
28
11 33Find it objectionable
21
23
39 18Don't care
51
48
46 49Undecided
0
1
4 0 Asked
their opinions of team nicknames, derived from other ethnic groups-Celtics,
Fighting Irish, Ragin' Cajuns, Flying Dutchmen- respondents said:
Indians Living On/Off Reservations
Total Fans % Total Indians %
On % Off %Like them
49
25
16 27Find them objectionable
4
12
14 12Don't care
47
82
68 60Undecided
0
1
2 1
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André Cramblit: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Operations Director Northern California Indian Development Council
NCIDC (http://www.ncidc.org) is a non-profit that meets the development
needs of American Indians and operates an art gallery featuring the art
of California tribes (http://www.americanindianonline.com)
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