If they used ascots, the Brits would complain about cultural appropriations.
Why does Utah have a problem with scarves?
I didn’t know Native Americans wore ascots... oh, wait. never mind. ;-)
With ONE exception, sport team names and mascots are of things we fear, admire, or deeply respect.
If this purge doesn’t wake the beast within, we are doomed to a life of less than mediocrity.
I graduated from Central Michigan, the Chippewas, and we proudly continue with that namesake.
As opposed the Eastern Michigan Hurons that whimped out and became the falcons.
The Names & Mascots of the tribes is the only reason anyone would know anything about these people.
They are a defeated people whom we have been nice enough to not only care for with generous welfare benefits, we also have shown great respect to their , let’s face it, stone age culture, through the use of their names & images as strong fighters.
In reality, if they were better fighters, they may have won the wars. They didn’t, they lost, badly. So they can STFU already!
Some of this is tongue-in-cheek!
The Utes thank you!
Let’s compare who’s more in touch with the native population in Utah:
Wright, West Valley (SL County)mostly white; or Lyman, Blanding (South Eastern Utah) where large populations and/or reservations are located & a good # of his constituency. My vote is for Lyman. Dems think they know everything by talking to a handful of mostly white ppl.