Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(ATLANTA) The Atlanta Braves are one win away from potentially securing their fourth World Series title, but their name and a gesture used by fans have come under scrutiny from Native American advocates around the country. The gesture is known as the "tomahawk chop" and has been used by fans of various teams from the high school level to the pros to cheer on teams with Native American names or mascots. The tomahawk is an axe that is native to the indigenous people of North America and at Braves games many fans hold up red foam tomahawks or wear Braves gear displaying the image. Former President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were among the fans who did the chop at Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said last week that the Native American community in the Atlanta region "is wholly supportive of the Braves program, including the chop. For me, that's the end of the sto
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Leaders from the Native community said it's past time for the Braves to join other professional sports teams in removing offensive imagery and mascots which they say reduce Native people down to caricatures.