I went to a high school where the mascot was a Native American warrior. I came from a middle school where the mascot was a dog, so the change to a human mascot seemed strange. I later learned in high school history class that Native Americans were repressed peoples. As sports institutions and groups were formed, powerful mascots were adopted. Mascots were preferably fearless and dangerous creatures. Due to growing problems with Native Americans during the 1800s and reservation issues in the 1900s, attention would be drawn to Native Americans. This focus led to adoption, which then led to a group of people representing another group of people. This degradation to symbolism is the opposite of personification for a repressed people. Then interpretations spread as misunderstandings and dishonor occurred. Disregard of affect versus insult was evident in both non-Native Americans and Native Americans. For groups of people who have taken action, ongoing efforts have been made to remove the dishonor of Native Americans from being a mascot. Therefore, I would like to further discuss the causes and effects of the Native American mascot – with an emphasis on both Native American and common people interpretations – followed by past and current solutions. Three questions now burn in our heads; when, where and why. Before Native American slurs for sports teams, such names were in use. According to Crowe, “the term 'redskin'...first recorded in the late 17th century, did not refer to a tribe's natural skin color due to the use of face and body paint. Subsequently, the term distinguished the Indians of India from those of the Americas and became a label assigned... center of paper... considered demeaning, producing incorrect expectations of Native Americans on the part of both common people and natives . The Americans themselves. The solution would be to counteract these crimes of dishonor by removing mascots and offering apologies to Native Americans. Considering that the majority of the population is not Native American, we should respect Native American culture. Just as there is no “Cartel” Business School, we should not accept a Redskins football team. Works Cited Crowe, Melissa. “Con: Derogatory mascots harm Native American identity.” Victoria Advocate (TX) October 21, 2013: Viewpoint Reference Center. Network. November 15, 2013. Rhodan, Maya. “Native Americans take on Redskins at press conference.” Time.Com (2013): 1. Company origination completed. Network. November 15, 2013. Worsnop, Richard L. “Native Americans.” Researcher CQ 8 May 1992: 385-408. Network. November 14. 2013.