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Balgari said she would welcome a conversation with the Braves and a chance to educate the team and fans about the Tomahawk’s significance to their culture. Laura Cummings Balgari, co-director of the association, said while the Native community in Atlanta wants to support the Braves, many feel offended by the team’s use of the Tomahawk symbol and chopping gesture. Leaders from the Atlanta Indigenous Peoples Association said the Braves have not included them in any discussions about the “Tomahawk chop” and that Manfred’s statements are not completely true. “In our discussions with the Atlanta Braves, we have repeatedly and unequivocally made our position clear - Native people are not mascots, and degrading rituals like the ‘tomahawk chop’ that dehumanize and harm us have no place in American society,” he said. “Meanwhile, the name ‘Braves,’ the tomahawk adorning the team’s uniform, and the ‘tomahawk chop’ that the team exhorts its fans to perform at home games are meant to depict and caricature not just one tribal community but all Native people, and that is certainly how baseball fans and Native people everywhere interpret them,” Sharp said.

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Sharp noted that the World Series games played in Atlanta this weekend will be viewed by tens of millions of fans both nationally and internationally. National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp said in a statement on Wednesday that the concern over the Braves mascot and “Tomahawk chop” is more than just a local issue. Tribal and Native groups have challenged Manfred’s stance that Atlanta’s Native community supports the Braves.

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“I think it says that the franchise is very much a part of perpetuating and condoning racism full stop.” “There’s zero rationale for the team to hold on to this any longer,” EchoHawk said.

A lot of the imagery originated in Hollywood and doesn’t accurately represent Native people or culture, she said. EchoHawk said the imagery used by the Braves and other sports teams has created toxic and harmful stereotypes of Native Americans. The Braves did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the recent criticism and the findings in their review of the “Tomahawk chop” last year.Ĭrystal EchoHawk, executive director and founder of IllumiNative, said the “Tomahawk chop” is both “racist” and “dehumanizing” for Native people and that the team needs to remove it. The Braves have done a phenomenal job with the Native American community.” “It’s important to understand we have 30 markets around the country,” Manfred said before Game 1 of the World Series, according to ESPN. The conversations about the “chop” were renewed earlier this week when Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred defended the Braves’ name and symbol saying the Native American community in the Atlanta region is “wholly supportive of the Braves program, including the chop.