List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples

Many sports teams have names or mascots derived from peoples that are indigenous to the region where the team is also located. There is not total agreement on the definition of indigenous peoples, but there are some criteria used by the United Nations^{[definition 1]} and the International Labour Organization:^{[definition 2]}

• People descended from the pre-colonial/pre-invasion inhabitants of a region.
• People that continue to have a distinct language or culture with close ties to the land.
• People who suffer economic and political marginalization as a minority group.
• People who identify themselves as indigenous.

This definition in international law is not identical to the American English dictionary definition of the word indigenous, which is broad enough to include native and born as synonyms.^{[definition 3]} The additional criteria of a people both colonized or invaded and reduced to a marginalized minority is however part of the current majority understanding of the terms First Nations, Native American and Indigenous peoples of the Americas as referring to the decedents of pre-colonial peoples of the Americas, not everyone born there. There are team names derived from non-indigenous peoples, such as the Boston Celtics, the University of Notre Dame "Fighting Irish" and the Minnesota Vikings (the latter name was selected in reference to the Scandinavian settlers of that region), none of which belong on this list. There is no doubt that the Irish and other ethnic groups in America were subject to marginalization, but not colonization. Colonization of the Celtic peoples in their native lands by the English did occur, but lies outside of the scope of this article.

While the history of colonization and marginalization is not unique to the Americas, the practice of deriving sports team names, imagery, and mascots from indigenous peoples is a significant phenomena in the United States and Canada. The rise of indigenous rights movements in these counties has also led to controversy regarding the continuation of practices rooted in colonialism.^{[definition 4]} Such practices maintain the power relationship between the dominant culture and the indigenous culture, and can be seen as a form of cultural imperialism.^{[definition 5]} Such practices are seen as particularly harmful in schools and universities, which have the a stated purpose of promoting ethnic diversity and inclusion.^{[definition 6]} In recognition of the responsibility of higher education to eliminate behaviors that creates a hostile environment for education, in 2005 the NCAA initiated a policy against "hostile and abusive" names and mascots that led to the change of many derived from Native American culture, with the exception of those that established an agreement with particular tribes for the use of their specific names. Other schools retain their names because they were founded for the education of Native Americans, and continue to have a significant number of indigenous students. In other former colonies in Asia, Africa and South America, the adoption of indigenous names for majority indigenous teams is also found.

The trend towards the elimination of indigenous names and mascots in local schools has been steady, with two thirds having been eliminated over the past 50 years according to the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI).^{[trends 1]} Change has often come though individual communities becoming aware of the issue, such as when the Cooperstown Central School Board of Education (NY) voted 6-1 on March 6, 2013 to remove the Redskins mascot, a move prompted by a vote of the student body.^{[trends 2]} However other efforts have met official opposition, as at Neshaminy High School in Pennsylvania.^{[trends 3][trends 4][trends 5]} In a few states with significant Native American populations, change has been mandated by law, such in Wisconsin,^{[trends 6]} Oregon,^{[trends 7]} and Washington.^{[trends 8][trends 9]} The list below for U.S. High Schools however remains substantial, with over 400 teams currently calling themselves "Indians", over 100 "Braves", 74 "Warriors" using indigenous imagery (there are many with the name but using generic, Greek or Roman mascots), and 57 "Redskins". The latter name has seen many changes due to its association with the Washington Redskins name controversy; 28 high schools in 18 states dropped the mascot between 1988 and early 2013.^{[trends 10]} Several more have changed since that list was compiled in addition to Cooperstown, NY also in Driggs, Idaho,^{[trends 11]} Dallas, Texas,^{[trends 12]} Port Townsend, Washington.^{[trends 13]} and Capitol Hill High School, Oklahoma City.^{[trends 14][trends 15]}

Professional teams

Current usage

American football

• Garland Aztecs, Garland, Texas - Semi-Pro
• Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) - While adopting Native American imagery, the team was named in honor of Kansas City mayor Harold Roe Bartle who was instrumental in bringing the AFL Dallas Texans to Kansas City, MO in 1963 (becoming the last professional team to adopt an indigenous-derived name). Bartel earned his nickname as founder of a Boy Scouts honor camping society Tribe of Mic-O-Say in which he was "Chief" Lone Bear. In 1989 the Chiefs switched from Warpaint, a Pinto horse ridden by a man in a feathered headdress, to their current mascot K. C. Wolf. Warpaint returned in 2009, but is ridden by a cheerleader.^{[mascots 1]}
• Southern California Apaches - (Semi-Pro, United Football Alliance League)
• Washington Redskins (NFL) See also: Washington Redskins name controversy

Association football (soccer)

• Indios de Ciudad Juárez (Mexico)
• Kaizer Chiefs F.C. (South Africa), named after the now-defunct American soccer team Atlanta Chiefs

Brazil

• Guarani Esporte Clube (CE), Juazeiro do Norte
• Guarani Esporte Clube (MG), Divinópolis
• Guarani Futebol Clube, Campinas
• Guarany Futebol Clube, Bagé
• Guarany Futebol Clube (Camaquã)
• Guarany Sporting Club, Sobral
• Associação Atlética Guarany, Porto da Folha
• Esporte Clube Guarani, Venâncio Aires
• Sociedade Esportiva, Recreativa e Cultural Guarani, Palhoça
• Sport Club Guarany, Cruz Alta
• Tupi Football Club, Juiz de Fora
  Further information: Tupí people
• Tupynambás Futebol Clube, Juiz de Fora

Paraguay

• Club Guaraní, Asunción

Chile

• Colo-Colo, Santiago de Chile. Name relates to the Mapuche
• Lautaro, Buin. Also called Guerreros de Buín (Warriors Buín)

Australian rules football

• Dreamtime at the 'G, Dreamtime is an indigenous Australian religious/mythological term.
• Flying Boomerangs (Australia), in reference to the boomerang, an indigenous Australian hunting tool and instrument.
• Indigenous All Stars (Australia), formerly known Aboriginal All-Stars
• Indigenous Team of the Century (Australia)

Baseball

Major league

• Atlanta Braves (Atlanta, Georgia) - originally Boston Braves, then Milwaukee Braves. The mascot Chief Noc-A-Homa existed until 1983 season, Princess Win-A-Lotta was introduced late 1970s, dropped at same time as Noc-A-Homa. In 1991 the Braves adopted the Tomahawk Chop from Florida State University when Deion Sanders joined the team.^{[teams 1]}
• Cleveland Indians (Cleveland, Ohio) - Receives the most attention due to its mascot, Chief Wahoo. While the origin of the name is sometimes attributed to Louis Sockalexis from the Penobscot tribe having played for the team, documentary evidence indicates otherwise.^{[teams 2]}

• Caribes de Anzoátegui (Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela) - While Caribe is another name for the Kalina people, it is also a local term for piranhas, particularly in Venezuela. The team has no apparent use of indigenous imagery.

• Mayos de Navojoa (Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico) - The Mayo people are indigenous to Sonora
• Yaquis de Obregón (Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico) - The Yaqui are indigenous to Sonora

Minor league

Affiliates of the Atlanta Braves: (An additional affiliate is the Lynchburg Hillcats)

• Danville Braves (Danville, Virginia)
• Gulf Coast League Braves (Lake Buena Vista, Florida) - The team plays at the Walt Disney World Resort.
• Gwinnett Braves (Gwinnett County, Georgia) - formerly the Richmond Braves
• Mississippi Braves (Pearl, Mississippi)
• Rome Braves (Rome, Georgia)

Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians:

• Arizona League Indians (Goodyear, Arizona) - previously the Gulf Coast Indians

Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates:

• Indianapolis Indians (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Affiliate of the Texas Rangers:

• Spokane Indians (Spokane, Washington)

Basketball

All three existing NBA teams that previously used indigenous imagery have stopped doing so. (See Prior usage list below).

• Guaiqueríes de Margarita, (LPB) - named after an indigenous people of Northern Venezuela also known as the Waikerí
• Portland Chinooks, Portland, Oregon, (International Basketball League)

Canadian football

• Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)

Cricket

• Imparja Cup (Australia) named after an Arrernte word meaning footprints.
• New Zealand Māori cricket team

Ice hockey

• Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) – Named for a World War I Infantry Division that in turn was named for Sauk leader, Black Hawk, a prominent figure in the history of Illinois. In 2008, this logo was voted best in the National Hockey League by The Hockey News.^{[teams 3]}
• Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL) — Named after the Charlestown Chiefs, the fictional team in the movie Slap Shot (partially shot in the real team's home city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania). Team moved and became Greenville Road Warriors in 2010.
• Frölunda Indians (Swedish Hockey League)
• Malmö Redhawks (HockeyAllsvenskan)
• Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
• Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
• Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
• Streatham Redskins (ENIHL)
• Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)

Lacrosse (Canada)

• Ontario Lacrosse Association
  • Major Series Lacrosse, :
    • Brooklin Redmen - Logo incorporates the Indian head used by the NHL Blackhawks
    • Six Nations Chiefs
  • Senior B Lacrosse:
    • Six Nations Rivermen - Logo is an Indian paddling a canoe
• Quebec Senior Lacrosse
  • Kahnawake Mohawks - Cartoon Indian head logo
  • Kahnawake Tomahawks - Indian head logo

Motorcycle Racing

• Indianerna (the Indians) are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Kumla, Sweden at (Elitserien)

Rugby

• The Chiefs, formerly the Waikato Chiefs (North Island of New Zealand) - a rugby union side in the Super Rugby competition. Their logo is a male figure holding a Māori club.
• Exeter Chiefs (Exeter, Devon, England) - a rugby union side using an American Indian logo.
• Griqua people, South African team named after Griqua people.
• Māori All Blacks, previously the New Zealand Māori, a rugby union side whose members must be at least 1/16 Māori
• Mohicans Football Club, a defunct English rugby club.
• The New Zealand Warriors, (Auckland, New Zealand) - plays in the Australian NRL competition. The team logo indicates the "Warrior" is an indigenous reference.
• Northland Taniwha, a rugby team in the ITM Cup named after a being from Māori mythology

Rugby league

• Indigenous All Stars a.k.a. Indigenous All Stars or Indigenous Dreamtime Dreamtime is an indigenous Australian religious/mythological term.
• New Zealand Māori rugby league team

Prior pro usage

Many professional teams changed because they moved to another city, or went out of business ("defunct" in table below).

Old Name	Sport/League	City, State	Year Changed	New Name	Notes
Akron Indians	National Football League	Akron, Ohio	NA	Akron Pros	Changed back to the Indians in 1926, then folded
Tri-Cities "Blackhawks"	National Basketball Association	Moline, Illinois	1951	Atlanta Hawks	Team was also the Milwaukee & St. Louis "Hawks"
Buffalo Braves	National Basketball Association	Buffalo, New York	1978	Los Angeles Clippers	Also the San Diego Clippers
Burlington Indians	Minor League Baseball	Burlington, North Carolina	2006	Burlington Royals	Changed affiliation from Cleveland Indians to Kansas City Royals
Canton/Akron Indians	Minor League Baseball	Akron, Ohio	1996	Aeros	Former farm team for the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians (1921)	National Football League	Cleveland, Ohio		defunct
Cleveland Indians (1931)	National Football League	Cleveland, Ohio		defunct
Duluth Eskimos	National Football League	Duluth, Minnesota	1927	NA, defunct	also known as the Duluth "Kelleys"
Flint Indians	Michigan Baseball League	Flint, Michigan	1941	NA
Golden State Warriors	National Basketball Association	Oakland, California	1971	NA	Originally Philadelphia Warriors, then San Francisco Warriors, dropped Indian imagery when they move to Oakland
Indios de Ciudad Juarez	Minor League Baseball	Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico	1984		defunct
Kansas City Scouts	National Hockey League	Kansas City, Missouri	1976	now the New Jersey Devils	First moved to Colorado and became the "Rockies"
Kinston Indians	Minor League Baseball	Kinston, North Carolina	2012	NA	replaced by the Carolina Mudcats
Mexico City Aztecas	Continental Basketball Association	Mexico City		NA	Only one season 1994-95
Oorang Indians	National Football League			NA, defunct	Consisting mostly of Native Americans
Ottawa Tomahawks	National Basketball League of Canada	Ottawa	2013	Ottawa SkyHawks	Name changed shortly after announced due to controversy, team folded after one season.
Peoria Chiefs	Minor League Baseball	Peoria, Illinois		NA	Adopted their name from a 1950s team, but did not use indigenous imagery, instead using imagery related to firefighters.[teams 4]
Salisbury Indians	Minor League Baseball	Salisbury, Maryland		NA	Defunct
Syracuse Chiefs	Minor League Baseball	Syracuse, New York			First Became the "SkyChiefs" with a train Logo, then reverted to the old name while retaining the new logo.
Springfield Indians	American Hockey League	Peoria, Illinois		Rivermen	First moved to Worcester and became the IceCats
Toronto Tecumsehs	National Hockey Association	Toronto, Ontario	1913	Toronto Ontarios	renamed the Toronto Shamrocks in 1915 and ceased operations later that year

Amateur and school teams

Colleges and universities

In 2005 the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) distributed a “self evaluation” to 31 colleges for teams to examine the use of potentially offensive imagery with their mascot choice.^{[trends 16]} Subsequently 19 teams were cited as having potentially "hostile or abusive" names, mascots, or images, that would be banned from displaying them during post-season play, and prohibited from hosting tournaments.^{[trends 17]} Since then, all of the colleges previously using the nickname Indians changed them except Catawba College which changed to Catawba Indians with approval of that tribe.^{[trends 18]} Four additional colleges originally on the "hostile and abusive" list: Central Michigan University (Chippewas),^{[trends 19]} Florida State University (Seminoles),^{[trends 20]} Mississippi College (Choctaws)^{[trends 21]} and University of Utah (Utes)^{[trends 22]} were granted waivers to retain their nicknames after gaining support from those respective tribes.

Current Usage

• Alcorn State University – Lorman, Mississippi (Braves) - Logo is a large A, no indication of Native American imagery being used.
• Bacone College – Muskogee, Oklahoma (Warriors) was founded as a Cherokee Baptist Mission school and retains a connection to several tribes.^{[teams 5]}
• Central Michigan University – Mount Pleasant, Michigan (Chippewas)
• Chowan University – Murfreesboro, North Carolina (Braves)
• Cochise College, Douglas, Arizona (Apaches) - Community College
• Florida State University – Tallahassee, Florida (Seminoles) - the mascot is Osceola and Renegade and FSU originated the Tomahawk chop performed by fans at games.
• University of Hawaii at Manoa – (Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors) and (Rainbow Wahine) Since 2000, each team has been allowed to select its own mascot name; most notably, the football team has been simply known as "The Warriors".
• Mississippi College – Clinton, Mississippi (Choctaws)
• Ottawa University – Ottawa, Kansas (Braves)
• San Diego State University – San Diego, California (Aztecs) - mascot is an Aztec Warrior
• Tyler Junior College, Tyler, Texas (Apache)
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Braves) – originally created to educate American Indians
• University of Utah – Salt Lake City, Utah (Utes)

Prior Usage

• Carlisle Indians, a school for American Indians that was a college football power in the early 1900s
• Chief Moccanooga, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (use of this mascot ended in 1996)
• University of Oklahoma mascot: Little Red

Old Name	School	City, State	Year Changed	New Name	Notes
Apaches	Illinois Valley Community College	Oglesby, Illinois	2001	Eagle
Apaches	Southwestern College	Chula Vista, California	2001	Jaguars	Community College
Beothuk	Memorial University of Newfoundland	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	1987	Sea-Hawks	The Beothuk aboriginal peoples went extinct in 1829 and the university deemed the use of the Beothuk name to be offensive
Braves	Bradley University	Peoria, Illinois			Their logo is now a block B and mascot is a gargoyle.
Braves	University of West Georgia	Carrollton, Georgia	2006	Wolves
Braves	Seneca College	Toronto, Ontario	1999-2000	The Sting
Braves	Quinnipiac University	Hamden, Connecticut	2002	Bobcats
Brown Indians/Squaws	St. Bonaventure University	Allegany (town), New York	1979	Bonnies
Chief Ouabache	Indiana State University	Terre Haute, Indiana	1989	NA	The team name was always the Sycamores, Chief Ouabache and "Indian Princess" were the on-field mascots.
Chiefs	Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		Stars
Chiefs	Springfield College	Springfield, Massachusetts		Pride
Chieftains	Seattle University	Seattle, Washington		Redhawks
Chieftains	Stonehill College	Easton, Massachusetts		Skyhawks
Fighting Illini	University of Illinois	Urbana-Champaign, Illinois	2007	Old name was retained as referring to the state[teams 6]	Chief Illiniwek has been officially retired, but is widely used by students and fans
Fighting Sioux	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	2012	None yet selected
Hurons	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	1991	Eastern Michigan Eagles	The mascot is "Swoop"
Indians	Adams State University	Alamosa, Colorado		Grizzlies
Indians	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, Arkansas		Arkansas State Red Wolves
Indians	University of the Cumberlands	Williamsburg, Kentucky	2002	Patriots	Originally Cumberland College, name changed 2005
Indians	Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	1970s	Dartmouth Big Green	Indians was not official
Indians	Midwestern State University	Wichita Falls, Texas	2006	Mustangs
Indians	McMurry University	Abilene, Texas	2006	War Hawks
Indians	University of Louisiana at Monroe	Monroe, Louisiana	2006	Warhawks	"Chief Brave Spirit" mascot also retired
Indians	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana County, Pennsylvania	2007	IUP Crimson Hawks
Indians	Stanford University	Stanford, California	1972	Stanford Cardinal	for the school color, a shade of red
Indians	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	1978	Tribe	Mascot is the Griffin
Indians and Otahkians	Southeast Missouri State University	Cape Girardeau, Missouri	2004	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	"H" is NOT capitalized here, unlike the case with Miami's nickname.
Mohawks	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	North Adams, Massachusetts		Trailblazers
Plainsmen	Nebraska Wesleyan University	Lincoln, Nebraska		Prairie Wolves
Red Raiders	Colgate University	Hamilton (village), New York		Raiders
Redmen	Carthage College	Kenosha, Wisconsin		Red Men/Lady Reds
Redmen	University of Massachusetts	Amherst, Massachusetts	1972	UMass Minutemen	According to the University Redmen referred to the color of uniforms worn by the athletics teams
Redmen	Northeastern State University	Tahlequah, Oklahoma		RiverHawks	Founded as the Cherokee National Female Seminary
Redmen	St. John's University	New York City	1995	Red Storm	The school's website indicates that the name did not refer to American Indians, but to the school color, a bright cardinal red.
Redmen and Lady Reds	Simpson College	Indianola, Iowa	1992	The Storm
Redskins	Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	1997	Miami RedHawks
Redskins	Southern Nazarene University	Bethany, Oklahoma		Crimson Storm
Saltine Warrior	Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York		Syracuse Orange
Savages	Dickinson State University	Dickinson, North Dakota	1972	Blue Hawks
Savages	Eastern Washington University	Cheney, Washington	1973	Eagles
Savages	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Durant, Oklahoma	2006	Savage Storm
Warriors	Hartwick College	Oneonta, New York	1994	Hawks
Warriors	Marquette University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1994	Marquette Golden Eagles	Retired the mascot "Willie Wampum" in 1971[mascots 2]
Zias	Eastern New Mexico University	Portales, New Mexico	2015	Greyhounds	The women's teams are reverting to the name used prior to the 1970's, which is the same as the men's teams.[1]

High schools

Current usage

The following high schools are listed in alphabetical order by team name:

Apaches

• Antonian College Preparatory High School, San Antonio, Texas
• Arcadia High School, Arcadia, California^{[teams 7][mascots 3]}
• Arlington Country Day School, Jacksonville, Florida - Private College Prep K-12
• Auburndale High School, Auburndale, Wisconsin
• Centennial High School, Compton, California
• Fairview High School, Sherwood, Defiance County, Ohio
• Fort Thomas High School, Fort Thomas, Arizona
• Glenbrook High School, Minden, Louisiana
• Gonzales High School, Gonzales, Texas
• Nogales High School, Nogales, Arizona
• Pottsville High School, Pottsville, Arkansas
• Sanger High School, Sanger, California
• Wabash High School, Wabash, Indiana

Arrows

• Ashby High School, Ashby, Minnesota
• Ashland High School, Ashland, Ohio
• Clinton High School, Clinton, Mississippi
• Country Bible Christian Academy, Ashby, Minnesota
• Havana High School, Havana, North Dakota
• Lancaster High School, Lancaster, Wisconsin – Flying Arrows logo features arrow and feather
• Pipestone Area High School, Pipestone, Minnesota
• Preble Shawnee High School, Camden, Ohio
• Tecumseh High School, New Carlisle, Ohio – logo features arrow and feathers
• Watertown High School, Watertown, South Dakota

Aztecs

• Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, Marlborough, Massachusetts
• Esperanza High School, Anaheim, California
• La Quinta High School (Westminster, California)
• Soledad High School, Soledad, California
• Yerba Buena High School, San Jose, California - Mascot: Aztec Warrior

Big Reds

• Bellaire High School, Bellaire, Ohio
• Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia

Blackhawks / Black Hawk

Most of the schools with the name use a bird logo, therefore are not directly derived from an indigenous people although there may be an indirect reference to Chief Black Hawk. The following do use Native American images/symbols.

• Adrian High School, Adrian, Missouri
• Baldwin-Woodville Area High School, Baldwin, Wisconsin
• Cheney High School, Cheney, Washington
• Cowan High School, Muncie, Indiana
• Fort Atkinson High School, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
• Grafton High School, Grafton, Wisconsin
• Prairie du Chien High School, Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin
• Stockton High School, Stockton, Illinois
• West Aurora High School, Aurora, Illinois
• West Wilkes High School, Millers Creek, North Carolina

Braves

Brownies

• Agawam High School, Agawam, Massachusetts ^{[teams 8]}

Cherokees

• McMinn County High School, Athens, Tennessee
• South-Doyle High School, Knoxville, Tennessee

Chickasaws

• Blytheville High School, Blytheville, Arkansas
• New Hampton High School, New Hampton, Iowa

Chiefs

• Berryhill High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma - Home of the Chiefs and Maidens!
• Bisbee-Egeland High School, Bisbee, North Dakota
• Big Foot High School, Walworth, Wisconsin
• Buena Regional High School, Buena, New Jersey
• Canarsie High School, Brooklyn, New York
• Canton High School, Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, Canton, Michigan
• Capac High School, Capac, Michigan
• Cardinal Gibbons High School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Carlisle School, Martinsville, Virginia - Private
• Cheboygan Area High School, Cheboygan, Michigan
• Cherokee High School, Cherokee, Oklahoma
• Cherokee High School, Burlington County, New Jersey
• Cherokee High School, Rogersville, Tennessee
• Cornell High School, Cornell, Wisconsin
• Craigmont High School, Memphis, Tennessee
• Crazy Horse High School, Wanblee, South Dakota - Native school
• Crosbyton High School, Crosbyton, Texas
• Deer Creek Mackinaw High School, Mackinaw, Illinois
• George D. Chamberlain High School, Tampa, Florida
• Hopatcong High School, Hopatcong, New Jersey
• Hubbard High School, Courtland, Alabama
• Huron High School, New Boston, Michigan
• Iroquois Central School District, Buffalo, New York
• Iroquois High School, Elma, New York
• Iroquois Middle/High School, Iroquois, South Dakota
• Jackson High School, Jackson, Louisiana ?
• James Caldwell High School, West Caldwell, New Jersey
• Kempsville High School, Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Keokuk High School, Keokuk, Iowa
• Kickapoo High School, Springfield, Missouri
• Lake View High School, San Angelo, Texas - HOME OF THE CHIEFS & MAIDENS
• Lakeland School District, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
• Lakeside High School, Eufaula, Alabama
• Magnolia Heights High School, Senatobia, Mississippi
• Manhattan HomeSchool High School, Manhattan, Kansas
• Massapequa High School, Massapequa, New York
• McCormick High School, Mccormick, South Carolina
• McIntosh High School, Peachtree City, Georgia
• Mescalero Apache High/Mid School, Mescalero, New Mexico - Town population is 90% Native American
• Metlakatla High School, Metlakatla, Alaska - Alaska Native population
• Miami Carol City Senior High School, Miami, Florida
• Monacan High School, Richmond, Virginia
• Moses Lake Senior High School, Moses Lake, Washington
• Natchitoches Central High School, Natchitoches, Louisiana
• Nonnewaug High School, Woodbury, Connecticut
• North Jackson High School, Stevenson, Alabama
• North Myrtle Beach High School, Little River, South Carolina
• Northview High School (Century, Florida)
• Omaha Nation Public Schools, Macy, Nebraska
• Pelahatchie High School, Pelahatchie, Mississippi
• Piscataway High School, Piscataway, New Jersey
• Canton High School, Plymouth, Michigan
• Ronan High School, Ronan, Montana
• Santa Fe High School, Alma, Missouri
• Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe Springs, California
• Santaluces High School, Lantana, Florida
• Saranac Central High School, Dannemora, New York
• Sequoyah High School, Hickory Flat, Georgia
• Shiocton High School, Shiocton, Wisconsin
• ShoBan High School, Fort Hall, Idaho
• Southern Cayuga High School, Poplar Ridge, New York
• Tensas Academy High School, St. Joseph, Louisiana
• Thunderbird High School, Phoenix, Arizona
• Tylertown High School, Tylertown, Mississippi
• Washita Heights High School, Corn, Oklahoma
• Waukomis High School, Waukomis, Oklahoma
• West Ouachita High School, West Monroe, Louisiana
• White Pigeon High School, White Pigeon, Michigan
• Wisconsin Dells High School, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
• Wyoming Indian High School, Ethete, Wyoming
• Zion Academy of Florida High School, Bradenton, Florida

Chieftains

• Bellefontaine High School, Bellefontaine, Ohio
• Bellevue East High School, Bellevue, Nebraska
• Bluejacket High School, Bluejacket, Oklahoma
• Bristol County Agricultural High School, Dighton, Massachusetts
• Calumet High School, Calumet, Oklahoma
• Carson High School, Carson, North Dakota
• Chickasaw High School, Chickasaw, Alabama
• Clairemont High School, Clairemont, California
• Columbia River High School, Vancouver, Washington
• Comstock High School, Comstock, Michigan
• Conard High School, West Hartford, Connecticut
• Crow Creek High School, Stephan, South Dakota
• Dowagiac High School, Dowagiac, Michigan
• Dustin High School, Dustin, Oklahoma^{[mascots 4]}
• Friona High School, Friona, Texas
• Graham-Weleetka High School, Weleetka, Oklahoma
• Green Mountain Union High School, Chester, Vermont
• Hopewell-Loudon High School, Bascom, Ohio
• Irwin County High School, Ocilla, Georgia
• Klawock High School, Klawock, Alaska
• Lake Holcombe High School, Holcombe, Wisconsin
• Logan High School, Logan, Ohio
• Masconomet Regional High School, Boxford–Topsfield–Middleton, Massachusetts
• Nashoba Regional High School, Bolton, Massachusetts
• Okemos High School, Okemos, Michigan
• Okolona High School, Okolona, Mississippi
• Osceola High School, Osceola, Wisconsin
• Palma High School, Salinas, California
• Plainwell Community High School, Plainwell, Michigan
• Ponaganset High School, North Scituate, Rhode Island
• Potosi High School, Potosi, Wisconsin
• Riverdale High School, Muscoda, Wisconsin
• Rogue River High School, Rogue River, Oregon
• Salesian High School, Richmond, California
• Sapulpa High School, Sapulpa, Oklahoma
• Selfridge High School, Selfridge, North Dakota
• Seminole High School, Seminole, Oklahoma
• Sierra High School, Tollhouse, California
• Shiprock High School, Shiprock, New Mexico - (Public High School mostly Navajo)
• South Barber High School, Kiowa, Kansas
• Utica High School, Utica, Michigan
• Wetumka High School, Wetumka, Oklahoma
• Yutan High School, Yutan, Nebraska

Chippewas

• Manistee Middle/High School, Manistee, Michigan

Choctaws

• Bibb County High School, Centreville, Alabama ^{[teams 9]}
• Dyer County High School, Newbern, Tennessee
• West Tallahatchie High School, Webb, Mississippi

Comanches

• Canyon High School, Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, CaliforniaCahokia High School (Cahokia,Illinois)

Dine' Warriors

• Tse Yi Gai High School, Cuba, New Mexico - town is 26% Native American

Eskimos or Eskymos

• Bowbells High School, Bowbells, North Dakota
• Escanaba Area Public Schools, Escanaba, Michigan – The public schools are all the Eskymos, and have an Indian education program.^{[teams 10]}
• Esko High School, Esko, Minnesota – “Eskomos”, logo is an igloo
• Town of Webb High School, Old Forge, New York

Halfbreeds

• Aniak Jr/Sr High School, Aniak, Alaska^{[teams 11]}

Hurons

• Rogers City High School, Rogers City, Michigan

Indian / Indians / Indian Arrows

Mohawks

• Elmer L. Meyers Junior/Senior High School, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
• Millis High School, Millis, Massachusetts
• Northwest High School (McDermott, Ohio)
• Piggott High School, Piggott, Arkansas

Mohigans

• Morgantown High School, Morgantown, West Virginia

Red Raiders/Raiders

• Bellingham High School, Bellingham Washington
• Belmont High School, Belmont, New Hampshire^{[mascots 6]}
• Cameron County High School, Emporium, Pennsylvania
• Coatesville Area High School, Coatesville, Pennsylvania
• Decatur High School, Decatur, Alabama
• Iolani High School Kaimuki, Hawaii - Raiders, but mascot is a hawk
• Kahuku High & Intermediate School, Kahuku, Hawaii
• Massena Central High School, Massena (village), New York
• North Quincy High School, Quincy, MA
• Port Richmond High School, Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York
• Radnor High School, Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
• Rutland High School, Rutland, VT
• Uniontown Area High School, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
• Wagner High School, Wagner, South Dakota - Nickname is Red Raiders but mascot is Red Tiger?
• Wamego High School, Wamego, Kansas

Redmen

• Bellevue High School (Bellevue, Ohio)
• Bucyrus High School, Bucyrus, Ohio
• Cedar High School, Cedar City, Utah
• David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, Ontario (1959-2005
• Denis Morris Catholic High School, St. Catharines, Ontario
• East Islip High School, Islip Terrace, New York
• Fostoria High School, Fostoria, Ohio
• Killingly High School, Killingly, Connecticut ^{[teams 21]}
• Marquette Senior High School (Marquette, Michigan)
• Parma Senior High School, Parma, Ohio
• Runnymede Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario (1927-1994)
• Rock Hill Senior High School, Ironton, Ohio
• Smith Center High School, Smith Center, Kansas
• Tewksbury Memorial High School, Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Reds

• Eaton High School, Eaton, Colorado^{[mascots 7]}]

Redskins

The school superintendent in Driggs, Idaho decided to change the mascot of Teton High School in June, 2013^{[teams 22]} but delayed implementation due to costs, and the change has now placed on hold.^{[teams 23]} The Canisteo-Greenwood School Board in New York also voted in 2013 to remove the mascot of their high school^{[teams 24]} but reversed the decision due to public opposition.

Renegades

• Shawnee (NJ) Renegades

Sachems

• RHAM High School Sachems
• Saugus High School Sachems
• Winchester High School

Sauras

• South Stokes High School, Walnut Cove, North Carolina ^{[teams 38]}
  Further information: Cheraw people

Savages

• Broken Bow High School, Broken Bow OK^{[teams 39]}
• Hot Springs High School, Hot Springs, MT^{[teams 40]}
• Lamar High School, Lamar CO^{[teams 41]}
• Leflore High School, Leflore OK^{[teams 42]}
• Quinton High School, Quinton OK^{[teams 43]}
• Salmon High School, Salmon, ID^{[teams 44]}
• Salmon River HS, Salmon River ID^{[teams 45]}
• Savannah High School (Missouri)
• Sigourney HS, Sigourney IA^{[teams 46]}
• Tecumseh High School (Oklahoma)
• Wynnewood, Oklahoma

Seminoles

• Monroe Central High School, Woodsfield OH
• Osceola (AR) Seminoles
• Southeast High School, Bradenton, FL

Sioux

• Solen High School Sioux, Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, (Solen, North Dakota)
• Westhope High School Sioux (Westhope, North Dakota)

Thunderbirds

• Bellevue West High School, Bellevue, Nebraska - ^{[mascots 18]}
• Edsel Ford High School, Dearborn, Michigan - Name is for the Ford Thunderbird
• Thornwood High School, South Holland, Illinois - Logo is a bird.
• Park Crossing High School, Montgomery, Alabama

Tomahawks/Tomahawk

• Algonquin Regional High School. Northborough, MA - Often referred to as the T-Hawks, logo is either a giant "A" or two tomahawks crossing each other
• Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury, Connecticut

Warriors

A number of schools with the name "Warriors" never used indigenous imagery, or changed in response to the controversy. An example of the latter is the Hall High School (Connecticut) which dropped its Indian logo in 2012.^{[mascots 19]}

Prior usage

General William J. Palmer High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado - Did not change the name "Terrors", but the original mascot was a caricature of a Native American called "Eagle Beak", replaced in 1985 with an Eagle (the bird).

• Alto Pass High School, Alto Pass, Illinois - Apaches 1969 - school closed to consolidate with Cobden High School
• Afton High School, Afton, New York - Indians to Crimson Knights in 2001.
• Argonne High School, Argonne, South Dakota - Arrows
• Arvada High School, Arvada, Colorado - Redskins to Reds, with a Bulldog mascot, in 1993
• Athol High School, Athol, South Dakota - Arrows
• Austine School for the Deaf, Brattleboro, Vermont - Arrows - All K-12 programs suspended 2014
• Brebeuf College School, North York, Ontario - Redmen to Bulls in 2004
• Bedford Road Collegiate, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Redmen to RedHawks
• Blackhawk High School, Blackhawk, Indiana - Chieftans?
• Canajoharie, NY - Redskins to Cougars
• Capitol Hill High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Redskins retired December 2014, committee will select a new mascot^{[mascots 20]}
• Centennial High School (Blaine, Minnesota) - Chiefs to Cougars
• Central High School, Grand Forks, North Dakota - Redskins to Knights
• Cooperstown Junior-Senior High School, Cooperstown, New York - Redskins to Hawkeyes in 2013.^{[mascots 21][mascots 22]}
• Cumberland High School, Cumberland, Kentucky - Redskins - consolidated with three other schools into one.
• Edmondson-Westside High School, Baltimore, Maryland - Redskins to Redstorm in 2002.
• Effingham County High School, Springfield, Georgia - Chiefs to "The Rebels"
• Elrod High School, Elrod, South Dakota - Arrows
• Enterprise High School (Oregon) - Savages to Outlaws
• Erwin High School, Erwin, South Dakota - Arrows
• Flint High School, Flint, Indiana - Arrows
• Flint Central High School, Flint, Michigan - Indians to Phoenix in 2005
• Gardena High School, Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, California - Mohican to Panther in 1997
• Glenwood High School (Illinois) - Redskins to Titans in 2001
• Grafton High School (Wisconsin) - Blackhawks to "Black Hawks"
• Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids, Minnesota - Indians to Thunderhawks
• Gridley High School, Gridley, Illinois - Redskins - merged with another school to become the El Paso-Gridley Titans
• H.C. Wilcox Technical High School Meriden, Connecticut^{[mascots 23]}
• Hiawatha High School, Hiawatha - Redskins to Red Hawks in 2000
• Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi, New Jersey - Apaches to Blue Wolves 2004
• John Swett High School, Crockett, California - Indians dropped February 2015, replacement not yet selected.^{[mascots 24]}
• Lamar High School, Houston, Texas - Redskins to Texans in 2014 ^{[mascots 25][mascots 26][mascots 27]}
• Lancaster High School (Lancaster, New York) school board voted unanimously to retire the Redskins mascot in March, 2015.^{[mascots 28]}
• Logan High School, Logan, South Dakota - Arrows
• Marshall High School, Marshall, Michigan - Redskins to Redhawks in 2005
• Meadowdale High School, Edmonds, Washington - Chiefs to Mavericks
• Millard South High School, Omaha, Nebraska - Indians to Patriots in 2000
• Monticello High School, Monticello, Minnesota - Redmen to Redhawks
• Montevideo High School, Montevideo, Minnesota Mohawks to Thunderhawks
• Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois - Redskins to Red Hawks in 1993.^{[mascots 29]}
• Osseo-Fairchild High School, Osseo, Wisconsin – Chieftains to Thunder
• Ossining High School, Ossining, New York - Indians - Now no mascot
• Owatonna Indians, now the "Huskies"
• Parsippany High School, Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey - Redskins to Redhawks
• Penfield High School, Penfield, New York - Chiefs to the Patriots in 2001
• Pipestone-Jasper High School, Pipestone, Minnesota - Arrows
• Pontiac Central High School, Pontiac, Michigan - Chiefs, School closed in 2009
• Port Townsend High School, Port Townsend, Washington Redskins to Redhawks in 2014^{[mascots 30]}
• Poynette High School, Poynette, Wisconsin, Indians to Pumas in 2009^{[mascots 31]}
• Raymond Logan Consola High School, Raymond, South Dakota - Arrows
• Red Cloud High School, Red Cloud, South Dakota (Pine Ridge Indian Reservation) - Chiefs to Crusaders
• Red Lodge High School, Red Lodge, Montana Redskins to Rams in 2011
• Ree Heights High School, Ree Heights, South Dakota - Chiefs?, Town had 62 residents in 2010 Census
• St. Alphonsus High School, Dearborn, Michigan formerly the Arrows 2002
• Sanford HS (Maine) Redskins to Spartans^{[mascots 32]}
• Seneca High School MCA, Louisville, Kentucky - Redskins to RedHawks - The Alumni Assoc. President (a non-native) continues to identify with the old name, calls the change "political correctness", while a member of the Nez Perce tribe interviewed compares the r-word to the n-word.^{[mascots 33]}
• Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota - Indians to "Storm"
• Storden Jeffers High School, Storden, Minnesota - No longer Chiefs, high schools consolidated
• Tamalpais Indians, Indians to "Red Tailed Hawks" in 1990.^{[mascots 34]}
• The Dalles-Wahtonka High School, The Dalles, Oregon - "Indian Eagles" to Riverhawks in 2014.^{[mascots 35]}
• Tulare High School, Tulare, South Dakota – No longer Chieftains, Hitchcock-Tulare Schools consolidated
• Unionville High School, Unionville, Indiana - Arrows
• Vallejo High School, Vallejo, California Apaches to RedHawks in 2014^{[mascots 36][mascots 37]} now the RedHawks.^{[mascots 38]}
• Wakpala High School, Wakpala, South Dakota – No longer Chieftains? Town is within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, has Lakota language program
• Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin - Red Raiders nickname retained, but mascot changed to a pirate.^{[mascots 39]}
• West Seneca West Senior High School, NY^{[mascots 40]}
• Wiscasset High School, Wiscasset, Maine Redskins^{[mascots 41]} to Wolverines in 2011^{[mascots 42]}
• Woonsocket High School, Woonsocket, South Dakota - Redmen now Blackhawks - ^{[mascots 43]}

Middle school

• Antioch Redskins of Plant City, FL, Youth Football^{[teams 47]}
• Carey Junior High School, Cheyenne, Wyoming (Braves)
• Dearborn Heights Redskins Jr. Football, Dearborn Heights, MI^{[teams 48]}
• Gaffney Middle School, Gaffney, South Carolina (Chiefs)
• Gettysburg Area Middle School Braves
• Granard Middle School, Gaffney, South Carolina (Warriors)
• Grayling Redskins Youth Football, Grayling, MI^{[teams 49]}
• J.D. Meisler Middle School, Metairie, Louisiana (Chiefs)
• Lakeview Middle School, Rossville, Georgia (Warriors)
• Lancaster Junior Redskins, Lancaster (village), NY^{[teams 50]}
• McCormick Junior High School, Cheyenne, Wyoming (Warriors)
• Morden Redskins, South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League (amateur adult)^{[teams 51]}
• Morris, IL – Little Redskins IKWF sanctioned wrestling club (K-8th grade) Uses a version of the DC team logo^{[teams 52]}
• New Rock Redskins, Conyers, GA (Ages 6–12) Uses the DC team logo^{[teams 53]}
• Orangeview J.H.S (Buena Park, CA) Warriors
• Ohio Redskins Youth Sports (age 4-14), Columbus, OH^{[teams 54]}
• Patterson Redskins Football (youth) Patterson, CA^{[teams 55]}
• Pocahontas Middle School, Powhatan County, Virginia (Squaws)
• Rochester Redskins, Rochester Hills, MI^{[teams 56]}
• Sarasota Redskins Youth Football, Sarasota, FL (age 4-14)^{[teams 57]}
• South Cherokee Recreation Association (SCRA) Youth Footfall, Woodstock, GA Uses the DC team logo^{[teams 58]}
• Sterling Heights Redskins, Sterling Heights, MI (youth) Uses the DC team logo^{[teams 59]}
• Wayland Redskins, Wayland, NY (Youth Football ages 6–12)^{[teams 60]}
• Woonsocket Redskins, Woonsocket, RI – Youth Football (K-9th grade) Uses the DC team logo^{[teams 61]}

Pop Warner Football League

• Albemarle Redskins, Albemarle County, Virginia^{[teams 62]}
• Bennetts Creek Warriors, Suffolk, Virginia^{[teams 63]}
• Derby Red Raiders, Derby, Connecticut ^{[teams 64]}
• East Bay Warriors, Oakland, California^{[teams 65]}
• Fort Braden Chiefs, Fort Braden, Florida^{[teams 66]}
• Immokalee Seminoles, Florida^{[teams 67]}
• Lower Sussex Indians, DE^{[teams 68]}
• Nonnewaug Chiefs, Woodbury, CT^{[teams 69]}
• Oak Cliff Redskins, Dallas, Texas^{[teams 70]}
• Phoenix, AZ^{[teams 71]}
• Pomperaug Warriors, Southbury, CT^{[teams 72]}
• Reynolds Corner Redskins, Toledo OH^{[teams 73]}
• Southeast Apaches, San Antonio, Texas ^{[teams 74]}
• Southland Comanches, CO^{[teams 75]}
• Stratford Redskin, CT^{[teams 76]}
• Water Oak Indians, Watertown, CT^{[teams 77]}
• Western Albemarle Chiefs, Crozet, Virginia^{[teams 78]}
• Willamette Redskins, Eugene OR^{[teams 79]}

Little league baseball

• American Indian Little League, Palmdale, California
• Skokie Indians, Skokie, Illinois ^{[teams 80]}

Youth/Little league football

• Antioch Redskins, Plant City, Florida ^{[teams 81]}
• Donaldsonville Redskins, Donaldsonville, Louisiana ^{[teams 82]}
• Fauquier Youth Football, Fauquier County, Virginia ^{[teams 83]}
• Jackson Redskins Sports Club, Jackson, Mississippi ^{[teams 84]}
• Kanawha Youth Football Redskins, Richmond, Virginia ^{[teams 85]}
• Lancaster Junior Redskins, Lancaster, New York
• Loudon Redskins Youth Football, Loudon, Tennessee ^{[teams 86]}
• Ohio Redskins Youth Sports Association, Columbus, Ohio ^{[teams 87]}
• Rochester Redskins, Rochester, Michigan ^{[teams 88]}
• Sarasota Redskins, Sarasota, Florida ^{[teams 89]}
• South Cherokee Redskins Association, Woodstock, Georgia ^{[teams 90][teams 91]}
• Southwest Redskins, Houston, Texas ^{[teams 92]}
• Washington Redskins Midget Football, Washington, New Jersey^{[teams 93]}
• Whittier Redskins, Whittier, California

Junior League Lacrosse (Canada)

• Kitchener-Waterloo Braves, Kitchener, Ontario
• Elora Mohawks, Elora, Ontario
• Mississauga Tomahawks, Mississauga, Ontario
• Six Nations Arrows, Hagersville, Ontario
• Six Nations Rebels, Hagersville, Ontario
• Whitby Warriors, Whitby, Ontario
• Kahnawake Hunters, Kahnawake, Quebec
• Akwesasne Indians, Akwesasne, a Mohawk Nation that intersects the United States and Canada
• Six Nations Warriors, Hagersville, Ontario

YMCA

• Monterey, California Tribe

Youth football (England)

• Raynes Park Little League, Kensington - Redskins

Fictional teams

• Charlestown Chiefs (Federal Hockey League) (Slap Shot).
• The Mars Greenskins – Blernsball is the version of baseball in the year 3000 in the show Futurama.
• NY Mohawks – major league team, The Seventh Game by Roger Kahn.
• Niagara Falls Chiefs, in the Gordon Korman novel The Zucchini Warriors.
• Warriors – major league team, Today's Game by Martin Quigley.
• Warbury Warriors – Striker comic strip.

See also

• Hail to the Redskins
• List of company and product names derived from indigenous peoples
• Mascot
• Native American mascot controversy

External links

Sources of data on teams/mascots

• MaxPreps is a site for U.S. High School sports information, and can be searched by mascot name as well as school name, but the data is not kept up to date so it is only a starting place.
• MascotDB is a searchable database of mascots from Pro to High School.
• List of Semi-Pro Football Teams

References

Definitions

Trends

Teams

Mascots/Logos