Maybe they're actually honoring Communists. Did the Native Americans ever think of that? Huh? Huh?
Some clever supporter of the "Fightin' Reds" should silk screen onto a t-shirt one of those Soviet patriotic posters from WW II. That would be sufficiently confusing to all concerned.
And they could get an oversized papier-mache Lenin head for their mascot. Their cheerleaders could be guys in drag a la the East German Olympic team.