Founded in Boston in 1932, the football team had a Native American man as its mascot, but after moving to Washington D.C. in 1937, the logo was changed to a spear, later an “R” adorned with ...

Activist Rhonda LeValdo is one of the individuals leading the fight to see the use of Native American imagery and references in sports come to ... abandon its logo, and cease certain game rituals ...

The battle to change the use of Native Americans in logos, team names and fan-driven behavior has often been in the bright spotlight due to major sports ... before an NFL football game between ...

Knowing that Coach Allen admired and supported Native Americans, Blackie Wetzel encouraged him to replace the team’s ‘R’ logo with something that represented Indian Country,” Senator ...

A previously used logo of a Native American will not be used in the future ... This includes no longer using the logo on football helmets as they get replaced each year and other uniforms.