Cleveland's Native American community reacts to Indians changing their name 

As a Native American myself I appreciated the name Indians

If you’re offended by a sports teams name, you need to take a long look in the mirror and rethink your entire existence

Even though I think changing the name for these reasons is kinda overkill, what really ruins it is that they give them such terrible replacements. If the redskins were renamed the redwolfs like everyone first thought it would’ve been awesome. But commanders just sucks. Same with guardians.

Once they get rid of all the Indian mascots they will complain there is not enough Indian mascots.

So Seminoles is Racist? Warriors sounds like a reference to Native Americans- is that okay? Celtics and Fighting Irish references a culture and a people. Why is it an insult to have a club that honors a Native Indian that played ball for Cleveland?

They should be named the Cleveland Snowflakes ❄. It would be true in more ways than one.

As a guardian, this offends me. I’m going to protest

"Stop using Native American names." Remind me: is that INclusion or EXclusion?

Another way to forget the past... They were Indians.. how was this offensive?

100 people happy--thousands and thousands not. Obviously math is not a part of logic any more.

If I was Indian I would be like “hell yea go Indians”

"This is a huge load off my chest"........ Is that really what you have been tossing and turning every night for? Because a baseball team who hasnt won a world series in 60 plus years has team name that you find "offensive."

Real Cleveland Indians fans would boycott the Guardians.

springfield, mass. is famous for the indian motorcycle. you want to erase that too?

They say you can't say "Cleveland Indians" anymore. So we better not say "Cleveland Indians" anymore because it's offensive. We will be punished. I really don't care about the name change. I just hope the Indians have a good season. Go Indians!

Ugh I’m going out on a limb to say those were not native Americans protesting. I mean maybe like a 3rd of a 3rd Native American, which is a fair amount of people. This truly is appealing to a minority that isn’t even Native American…..woke.

Just in Cleveland. I have spoke with 1534 native Americans that are not happy with name change.

So, are we going to be changing the native american named counties, and places all over ohio now too!?

If the Indians want to be forgotten, so be it! I bet the Nazis would be proud to have a team named after them!

Cleveland Indian’s for life

You only ever hear about the ones who dislike the name or get offended by it…

If it’s “just a name” then tell me, why are people crying over the name change? Guess it’s not “just a name” so much after all.

The " woke " will now demand that the words " West Indies " be removed from every map since the West Indies had nothing to do with the Indians of India.

Changing tradition to please ten drunken Indian protesters. Lame! Baseball is dead to me.

I wish my life was so easy that I could devote it to changing a sports team's name.

How about cleaning up the city, cleaning up RTA stations, lowering prices for families. Frankly, a lot of people lost interest a long time ago when professional sports became a bragging right for the club members and the teams still suck.

"More work to be done" it's funny how they always say that, huh...

As a White man I'd love a team called "the Fighting Whities" I guess the local Indians are just ashamed to be who they are.

In the film Major League the owner wanted the teams attendance to drop so low that she could move the team so she made it as bad as she could and the fans still showed up. Little did she know that all she had to do is change the name to something really stupid and the attendance would have easily been so low that she could move the team.

Isn’t it stupid? How they want representation, when they had it all along? 😂

They want you to think it's the majority of natives that dislike it, when most don't give a crap. They don't find it offensive, just like a lot of natives didn't find the "Redskins" name and image offensive. It's just a lie.

My junior high used to be the Indians , I drive by the school occasionally and since 2010 they are the jaguars

So much for the the 5 straight divisions titles 1995-99 and AL Champions 2016 as the Indians ( Also 1995 and 1997 AL Champions, I almost forgot)

How is a MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL team named after an Indian offensive. I guess including Indians in our culture is racist. If anyone is being racist it’s the ones that were offended by the Cleveland Indians and the ones that changed it.

Does being a Indian giver relate to this?

So the franchise have agreed to change the name. They won't pick up one single fan from changing the name and they'll lose lots of fans from changing the name. Many native American's either didn't care about the name or actually liked it. Not a great move. The only thing they accomplished is to make themselves irrelevant. One day in the future some native America kid will ask why their culture and people aren't represented in American culture like whites are. Someone will have to explain to them that at one time they had sports teams as well as other things that one represented them until a bunch of pasty white left wingers forced them out.

And I thought I could not dislike the MLB more... I was wrong! Go WOKE go Broke!

"we're going to keep coming back here until we get a cut of the Chief Wahoo merchandising revenue"

Ahhh yes we should just forget about native Americans altogether good job 👏 people cheering and being proud to be Indian fans is a bad thing? Glad those 500 people got their way. Those 500 who aren’t even Native American. Because every Native American I’ve ever spoke too love the name being it brings their culture into the spotlight and allows them not to be forgotten.

I’ve met Chris; he’s a great guy. Also, he’s from the Navajo tribe.

So they go with the Cleveland guardians named after big giant human looking things with wings that watch over and protect people, most would call angels (Guardian angels). Now they’re going to offend non-religious people.

Love how most of these protesters aren't Natives...

GO CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS!

State of Colorado High Schools are deciding Case by Case to Change ALL Indian mascots named team as well.

Cleveland Rockers would have been better

To be democratic there should have been a vote by citizens of Cleveland on the name change. But once again the masses were run over by a minority. The tail wagging the dog! Will this create animosity against Indians?

Well now you should change all the casino names. Is gambling part of your family values and respect to your tribes? What you demand of others you must do yourself.

What's next the Kansas City Chefs? Chefs hat for for the logo?

When are they going after Atlanta Braves and their tomahawk motion. I think that would be more offensive the Indians.

Sooooo dumb…. It would gave been better of they completely rebranded… buuuttt nooooooo Guardians…. Cmon man….

Cleveland spiders is a better name then guardians but I support Indians with chief wahoo

Dolan only changed the name for money. It was clearly a business move. Yeah it wasn't because of pressure from sponsors like it was with the Redskins but he changed it before it got to that point. I never considered the Indians name offensive at all. I just looked at it as another sports team name. Political correctness is a joke.

I come from a mixed heritage family as most Americans are Irish, Jewish, Black Foot and Cherokee.. Basically I’m a mutt from a bunch of hateful wronged people lol. And I am proud of my family and my ancestry. But someone has to say it this is ridiculous. I feel like changing all the native mascots is just trying to further erase their existence. Most families were so broken up by the us government when babies were taken away in droves by children services because of the poor conditions of the reservations that there are children with native Ancestry that don’t even know what tribe they and their family belonged to. There has been enough damage done to the natives pride that now any little symbol of pride like a team mascot winning national championships has to be scrubbed away from existence. It’s ridiculous kids can see these mascots and teams winning games and get a sense of pride but better a sense of curiosity. These mascots make kids think and google and find out there real history. And these baby soft advocate groups are grand standing and erasing all of images that make people ask questions. You don’t see A bunch of fat white guys outside Minnesota screaming how dare they use the Vikings as a mascot.

this is total bullish im Chickasaw and i support the Cleveland Indians Chief Wahoo Forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What all of you who endorsed this name change did- and I am speaking to fellow native american nations- is that you took the name of the Cleveland Indians and trampled on it right in front of me. My great great grandmother was a 100% Cherokee native american nation woman whom that even though I would never meet her- it is my belief that she would be insulted and it would not only be a slap in the face to her- but to me and others-because in my heart I believe that her and her ancestors would support the Cleveland Indians name. To find out that it was changed- because of the opinion of a small group of people from other native nations and because of political pressue is PATHETIC! The Cleveland Guardians have no history- to me- THEY DON'T EXIST! It has always been the Cleveland Indians from when I was born and should have stayed that way. Because of this and others- I believe that a FORCED SALE of the MLB franchise should be ENACTED and that it would not only result in a vote of NO CONFIDENCE in the administrator leadership of this franchise and that it be sold to someone who would honor the fans and get our beloved team back. And folks- a FORCED SALE does work. Look it up. One last thing- I would post a list of names who support the Guardians name change- but I don't want to be sued, harassed or gone after by doing so. But do your research. You'll know who in Cleveland are traitors to the Cleveland Indians fan base and you're probably watching them.

I am part Cherokee and my family has full blooded Indians in it. they do NOT complain about the name. or Redskins etc. where does it all come from ? NOT OFFENSIVE to us. WHAT Indian tribes are offended by it ? and why ? hey it brought the INDIANS in a good showing for us all. STOP CANCEL CULTURE!

This kills me. It was not a rasicist name. When you celebrate a race with a team named for their greatness. It's sad to see that stupid people are offended and smart people follow. Just erase history and name the team after the highest bit from a cooperation.

Imagine crying over a baseball team changing its name then calling other people “snowflakes”

Only People from India should be offended, all because that Spaniard Columbus was Lost! 🤣

Really, they are Native Americans not Indians, well really both are given names not what they called themselves. America is a name given to a land that already was called something. So...

I'm not losing my sh_te over a name change. I just wonder who really is feeling better by this happening?

im making a prediction it could be wrong or it could hapen . if they change the name back to the Indians , the tribe , then they will win a world series . im saying it right here .

Begay??? Is it even he from Cleveland? That a Navajo name

I’m from St. Louis and this is so lame. I’m a diehard Cardinals fan but I always liked the Indians logo and growing up I loved the “Major League”movies. They caved to a tiny sliver of the population who have never been to a baseball game in their lives.

How about just cutting to the chase and changing the name to The Cleveland Democrats. Or would that offend Democrats?

My high school sports teams have the name “Warriors” and have a respectful mascot (much like the blackhawks) yet we had to get rid of the mascot. Also, my school is in a predominantly white area so there were probably max 10% native Americans complaining and 90% white people complaining

Are Celtic people offended by the Boston Celtic's or people from Scandinavian offended by the Minnesota Viking's? I think not!

WATCHING THEM DANCE IS OFFENSIVE TO ME STOP IT N TAKE YOUR DRUM SOMEWHERE ELSE

Bruh. They are the natives everyone else is just American

Look up Louis Sockalexis

GET WOKE GO BROKE

I don't understand how they could not simply retro the logo a bit, a more proud logo of the chief, etc...and keep the name in a very respectful and proud way to honor the history of our Native Americans. Now, nobody will care what the teams are changed from. Our proud history is lessened, less known, less appreciated. What do people thing of when you hear Rams or Patriots? Strength and pride, not insults certainly. 2c.

Now that you people destroyed cleveland and washington dc, go after florida state,kc,chicago blackhawks, and any team that represents your heritage

At least they didn’t name it the Browns 2

I guess the next protest will be because there's no law that makes wearing Indians merchandise a crime. What about my Indians baseball cards? If I keep them, does that make me a racist?

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A small group wins

Bring back the Indians!!!!! It’ll never end with people crying about anything. Change the Chicago Bears name bc the Bears are offended. Give me a break. Go protest something more serious

I will still refer to them as the Indians.

I’m pretty sure the people featured in this ONE SIDED news report are the ONLY Native Americans they could find that didn’t like the name. Everyone else had better things to do with their lives.

No not all native Americans wanted to change the name. Only the minority that is afraid of they're shadow.

Native/Indian sports names I feel are fine if you use the local tribes names and an accurate logo. Also approval from the tribe. Something like naming your team ‘“Savages” and having a stereotypical Indian logo is bad. Also yes, that is a real name of a high school team.

What's next - ND Fighting Irish.???

So are they changing indiana next???

What no RU-vid comments section said no one was offended by it

This shit is absolutely ridiculous

Why not Cleveland Tribe or something, at least keep the native atmosphere with the team

Saw maybe 2 Indians in that group of protesters? The rest are just part of progressively worse crowd.

So fkn done with this woke ass team They're going lose fans and business.

Thanks to those ignorants protesting , Wahoo 4 ever. Racist? Are you kidding me?

People are so sensitive

It's just stupid because I don't understand what's the problem? Why change the name? Because extreme woke liberals are offended? How? How is having native American symbols offensive? Isn't it diverse or inclusive, brings out culture? Stop these stupid unnecessary changes and leave it alone.

Just look at all the mad white people today about a teams name change , and I bet they would tell you their not racist, now I can root for my home baseball team with out feeling like I'm disrespecting my Native American roots.

Awesome. Now they can celebrate the name change by getting drunk. Ha ha ha

It's annoying actually.. Native indian must protest whole national movement just like canadian children bureied.. Start the protest.

I got tons of merch with Chief Wahoo

Got black and white woman in this yup

Is it me or does the nayive American culture resemble Chinese or Asian culture ... Sad

Good. Don't acknowledge who teams were named after in the first place. Out of sight. Out of mind. Fine with me. Everything native related can disappear. Who cares.

Take a shot for every snowflake that you see in this video. *Please don't, I don't want you to get hurt. Have a good day friend :)*