Spurred by mass protests against racism this summer, sports franchises with Native American-related names, mascots or logos faced pressure to stop using these stereotypes and caricatures.

New York on Tuesday became the latest state in the nation to move to force schools to do away with the use of Native American team names or mascots. Those that don't comply risk losing their funding.

The Commanders' iconic former logo, showing a Native American warrior in profile, was created in 1972 and modeled after photographs of Chief John Two Guns White Calf, a member of the Blackfeet ...

But, even in the modern era, Native men and women face a lack of respect that stems from years of assumptions of what people think Native Americans are like, said Lee-Oliver.

Native American community attempts to change Redskins team name and mascot. Sept. 18, 2013— -- I was a sophomore in high school, about 15 years old, when a rather hostile group of ...

The Salamanca High School football field, featuring the school’s Warrior mascot. The State Education Department has told school districts to abandon Native American mascots.

Spurred by mass protests against racism this summer, sports franchises with Native American-related names, mascots or logos faced pressure to stop using these stereotypes and caricatures.