The Kansas City Chiefs are the reason Rhonda LeValdo is in Arizona for the Super Bowl. But she won't be here to watch the game. She and other Native Americans are continuing a push to get the Chiefs to abandon its name, mascot and fan-driven “tomahawk chop." The demonstration is planned Sunday outside State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The advocates for change say using iconography and words with Native connotations demeans them and perpetuates racist stereotypes. The team's president, Mark Donovan, told The Associated Press on Thursday that he respects the protesters' right to demonstrate but gave no indication those demands would be met.
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Native Americans renew protests of Kansas City Chiefs mascot By TERRY TANG and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs are the