Opinion on the use of Native American names by teams in the U.S. 2021

In North American sports culture, it is very common to give nicknames to professional teams that evoke folklore or local tradition. Teams often associate their image with animals and local symbols, some of which have been taken from Native American culture. Gradually, sports organizations have limited or removed these types of references as they are seen to evoke negative stereotypes of indigenous people. During a July 2021 survey, around 35 percent of respondents stated that the use of Native American names and imagery by sport teams was disrespectful to indigenous people in the United States.

在北美体育文化中，为专业运动队赋予具有民间传说或地方传统的昵称是一种普遍现象。运动队常常将自己的形象与动物和地方象征相联系，其中一些源自北美土著文化。随着时间推移，体育组织逐渐限制了或去除了此类引用，因为这些引用被认为会唤起对土著人民的负面刻板印象。在2021年7月进行的一项调查中，约35%的受访者表示，运动队使用北美土著人民的名称和形象是对美国土著人民的侮辱。