The Kansas City Chiefs is one of the professional sports teams involved in the controversy regarding the use of Native American names and imagery, but received less attention than other teams until 2013 when fan behavior at games, including stereotypical headdresses, face paint, performing a "war chant" and tomahawk chop became more publicly known. Protests by change advocates intensified following the name changes of the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians. In addition, the Chiefs have been highly visible due to their participation in the Super Bowl in the 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 seasons and widespread media coverage. Native American groups demonstrated outside the stadium hosting Super Bowl LVII.[1]
The Kansas City Indian Center has called on the team to change the name and stop the chop.[2] Rhonda LeValdo (Acoma Pueblo), co-founder of Kansas City's Not In Our Honor Coalition, has called for a new team name and has described the tomahawk chop as synchronized racism.[3] Deb Haaland, the first Indigenous US Secretary of the Interior has called on teams with tribal mascots to change mascots, including the Kansas City Chiefs.[4]
^Tang, Terry; Skretta, Dave (2023-02-09). "Native Americans renew protests of Kansas City Chiefs mascot". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
^"Why billboards urging Chiefs to 'change the name and stop the chop' return for playoffs". Retrieved 2024-02-08.
^"Native Americans Want Taylor Swift to Help End K.C. Chiefs' Tomahawk Chop".
^"This NFL Team is Finally Changing Their Offensive Name". 7 July 2020.
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