Thesis Statement: The use of Native Americans as mascots for
sports teams is detrimental to the Native American race, their culture, and to
all of the people that are subjected to it.
No matter whether they go by a name
as specific as the Seminoles or a name as broad as the Indians, the use of
Native Americans as mascots for sports teams is detrimental to the Native
American race, their culture, and to all of the people that are subjected to
it. People tend to make numerous stereotypes regarding Native Americans because
of all of the false ideas about them and their culture that are presented by sports
teams using them as mascots. Things that are considered traditions for sports
teams such as the tomahawk chop hand gesture or a halftime “tribal” dance by a
Native American mascot serve to mock a culture that has already endured so much
hardship.
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