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Sputnik International
15 Dec 2020
The Vancouver Canucks hockey team is the latest sports organization to receive criticism that their team name or logo negatively impacts the Native American community. The NFL’s Washington Redskins and MLB’s Cleveland Indians have both recently made decisions to change their decades-old names after claims of racism from activist groups.
Sean Carleton, a University of Manitoba history professor, posted a long thread Tuesday on Twitter explaining that since the Orca on the Canuck’s team logo looks similar to the art style of the Coast Salish, a group of languages and people indigenous to British Columbia, that the logo is “racist and appropriated” and must be “retired.”
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Washington s NFL team, Cleveland s MLB team . and now the Vancouver Canucks?
The NHL squad is now feeling pressure to change . this after an Indigenous Studies expert claims the main logo featured on the team s uniforms is cultural appropriation.
Sean Carleton a University of Manitoba history professor spelled out his concerns in a lengthy social media thread this week . explaining why he feels the team s orca logo should be replaced.
Carleton says the whale which was created nearly 3 decades ago and has elements of artwork designed by