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t. e. The Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy referred to the controversy surrounding the club name and logo previously used by Major League Baseball 's Cleveland Guardians, an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Although the controversial logo Chief Wahoo was officially removed in 2018, the Indian-themed name ...
Jul 23, 2021 · 23 July 2021. Getty Images. The Cleveland Indians professional baseball team have dropped their controversial name for one aimed at being more inclusive: the Guardians. The Ohio-based team's old ...
Jul 23, 2021 · The Cleveland Indians professional baseball team have dropped their controversial name for one aimed at being more inclusive: the Guardians. The Ohio-based team's old name - adopted in 1915 - had ...
Jul 27, 2021 · Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team announced late last week that its name would be the Guardians, not the Indians, beginning next season, and the team retired the Chief Wahoo logo from its ...
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Oct 27, 2021 · In 2016, when the Indians were getting ready to play the Blue Jays in the ALCS, a Native American activist in Ottawa filed a motion to prevent them from wearing the Chief Wahoo logo and the name ...
Chief Wahoo was a logo used by the Cleveland Indians (now the Cleveland Guardians), a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1951 to 2018. As part of the larger Native American mascot controversy , the logo drew criticism from Native Americans, social scientists, and religious and educational groups, but was popular among fans of the team.
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Dec 15, 2020 · The Cleveland Indians team logo on the main sign outside Progressive Field on July 12, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.