Former mascot Chief Noc-A-Homa talks Braves baseball and tomahawk chop 

When my wife was young and living at home, Lee lived down the street from her family in Forest Park. He used to get out in the street and play with the neighborhood kids. He was always a good man, and all the neighbors, especially the kids, loved him.

The Chief is a LEGEND

Remember when they took down his teepee and then lost 13 straight? It went back up till the end of the season.

The Braves could buy themselves a ton of great publicity by raising this gentleman's voice and bank account up significantly.

$60 a game? I would hope the Braves organization has since taken care of this man and his family in one way or another.

“The Atlanta Braves World Series victory brought us all together...BUT [now it’s time for the corporate media to do what we do best to try to reverse that.]”

You sir were not a mascot….you were part of the Atlanta Braves organization. I have nothing but respect for you. May peace always be with you.

As a Cherokee descendant and a braves fan... I say let the true fans of the game do what they want,when they feel the need for it. Hell, let them run out on the field and do a rain dance if it makes them feel good.

What a beautiful soul that has touched so many lives and to be able to tell stories like no other.

I remember he used to visit my grandparents and have dinner with them every now and again. Super nice guy. Once as a child I remember him there when we visited, blew my mind at the time.

The Braves, represent the Honorable and Respectful herritage of The Great Native Americans. Hail to the Chief Noc A Homa!👊☝🏻😍

The national media will never show this.

The last scene of him with the kid just melted my heart

Great story! "80% of the tribe always had respect for the organization!" Best quote of all time.

I live in New Mexico and I work at a bank on the edge of town, close to a lot of reservations in the Navajo nations. Most of our members are native americans and they’re always wearing merchandise for the Redskins or Chiefs and also the Braves. I know some probably hate the mascots but it’s mostly white kids that find it offensive

The Braves should give this guy a well-earned paycheck!

Keeping native culture alive in society through way of baseball or any sport is the ultimate praise to their significance in this world. Changing names only erases them.

Phillies fan who loved Chief Noc A Homa coming out of his teepee in left field to do his homer dance. He bought some fun into the game and into the world, which is what we lack today. God Bless.

Chief Noc-A-Homa was and glad to see still is a legend in Braves history. He led the team onto the field and celebrated Braves home runs. My father had the honor of dressing out with Mr. Walker for a Braves game, shared the teepee with him and went under the moniker "Pop-to-Short". He wore a smaller headdress and had a pair of Coca-Cola pants as his outfit. The "Chief" and 80% of his people are honored by the Braves, why does this not come up when the Braves were losing 100 games?

As someone with Cherokee heritage and a Braves fan, I'm definitely not butt hurt by the tomahawk chop.

I'm half Cherokee and Irish. I know the Braves are complementing with the chop and the name. It is an honor to have a MLB team be named Braves. Thank you Atlanta.

A TRUE LIVING LEGEND 💯

R.I.P. to the Chief 😢 Go Braves

An honorable story about a man who represented this team well.

Finding "redskins" offensive for an indian, is understandable. An Indian as a mascot, that's awesome!

This Atlanta-based Navajo LOVES THE CHOP

Why don't I ever hear these same conversations around the Kansas City Chiefs? I loved Chief Knoc-a-Homa growing up. Back when the Braves were the losingest team all of sports. Glad to see he is alive and well. Amazing

With victory comes media insinuated controversy.

Love the chief great guy just wish the Braves would give him some well due back pay.

The Chief is a stud

Im an Astros fan and i think this is awesome. Im pleased to hear that he embraces the Braves organization.

I love this guy!

I remember as a young child going up to his teepee in Fulton County Stadium during a Braves game in either the late 70's or early 80's to get his autograph on a baseball.

The Braves dont use their name and chop as offensive its more of a sing of respect and honor... its 2021 but yet everyone has to whine and cry

Bring back The Chief!

I've been Braves fan since 1982 thank you

Yesssss!! I love this guy. He's exactly right and GO Braves

I am a lifelong Braves fan since Hank was there. I think the name pays Tribute to the American Indians. Thank you for the memories!

I love you Chief Noc A Homa. I am Cherokee and am proud of you . Truely a great man. God bless

We Honor the Braves name with all Respect

Dude is totally awesome. Much respect.

The chief has spoken

This dude was cool.. He spit fire ..

I'll never forget when his Tee Pee in left field caught on fire.

God bless this man!!!

Chief NocAHoma and Princess WinALotta, lots of memories at the old ballpark. Thanks Chief, and congrats Braves!

Have to love and respect that man, what an awesome man

god bless this fantastic person

I Loved the mascot from those days and fills me with great memories.

He’s cool with it.

Oh my gosh, he still alive! I am so happy! I have always loved him.

god bless him!

They should be proud of how much the fans love their heritage

If the National media did there homework they would see that that the Braves have a cultural advisory committee headed by 2 tribally appointed members & have had a relationship with the Eastern band of Cherokees since 2001. An they talk with the leaders of the NCAI & always make sure they’re being respectful! 💯✅

I just have to meet this amazing chief as a Braves fan this is definitely added to my bucket list 💯 % …. From Los Angeles,Ca 900😍3 . Thank you for taking our team the Atlanta Braves as your own & as serious as we do “

A real native american

As a man that was born and raised in Atlanta and watched the braves from the 80s til now..I never saw anything wrong with the chant..If the chief cool with it,so am i..But You braves doubters,fake brave fans..and Stacy Abrams..Can kick rocks!..Go Bravos!

is was awesome to get my picture with chief at the braves as a kid i love it loved him the kids never disrespectful to him i lot of kids loved that man

Chief Noc A Homa for governor!!

The folks in the faculty lounge at most Ivy League schools found this extremely offensive. No native Americans did.

Beautiful!!

Thanks Chief, Chop On!

I used to watch Noc-a-homa at Braves games as a child in the 70's! He was AMAZING! And I saw many Hank Aaron homer's! He kept the Chief busy!

We never SAW you as a legend. Past tense. We SEE you as a legend Chief!!!!!

1:27 dude wasn't too bad of a runner. They should've just signed him

It brought a lot to the Braves during some lean years to see the Chief dancing around his outfield teepee after a homerun.

The fact he was payed 60$ a game is kinda sad. All that merch sold and it seems he got none of it.

More people should see this

I'm Quarter Indian and part Irish and I am Happy🙂 that the Atlanta Braves won the World Series

If only after this they can sell Chief Noc A Homa hats/merchandise again

Florida State has an Indian mascot in full dress riding a horse at their halftime while the band plays and the whole stadium chants. It's awesome and no one bats an eye. Leave our Championship team and our traditions alone !!!!

A lot of people don’t know that Native Americans used to make the foam tomahawks in the early 90’s not sure for how long. Even saw a Oprah segment about it. I agree with the Chiefs take on it completely Braves is an honorable name. Redskins is not at all it’s disrespectful.

My Cherokee grandmother loved the Redskins and made me a fan.

Wow, I thought he was dead!, thank god he is alive!

Chief Noc A Homa is a great man!!!!!!

If done tastefully, it’s not insulting, it’s respect for their heritage

The GOAT

As long as the team name, logos, chants, etc. are accepted and broadly approved by Native Americans, I think it’s ok. It apppears that the Braves are cognizant of that and working with organizations to ensure they are doing the right thing.

I'm an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and a Braves fan. Just to play devil's advocate, Walker Jr. says 80% of his tribe (The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians) respects the organization. That's 3200 out of 4000 members. There are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes in the U.S., composed of a total of about 6.79 million members. That translates to about 0.05% 'respect' overall. No one person or group of people can speak for all of us. It's a complicated issue, and will benefit from more discussion. Just my two cents.

Today's media and cancel culture were the ones trying to get rid of the chop. So proud of the organization to stand firm. They do so much for the Native American community and the community supports the Braves.

Was really fun when Chief Noc-A-Homa and Princess Win-A-Lotta were both at the games!

Mr. Levi Walker love you so much 💕❤️⚾️🙌🙌👏👏Best ever :)

Let’s go Braves!

Wow, the Chief called himself an Indian,but we're not supposed to say that "I-Word?"

I LOVE MY BRAVES !!!! CHOP ON !!!!

I'm a nats fan I don't like the braves but I love this story

Great career.

That man was great looking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chief your still my superman

CNN finds this video offensive

1:27 going pretty good - I’d like to see Chief in his prime going up against the Freeze

As a Comanche I’m not remotely offended by any of it because my understanding of history and culture was never skewed by dishonest revolutionaries posing as teachers. 😁

Let’s keep the natives relevant in society. Their culture is our culture as well.

3:23 to 3:31 ……this is EXACTLY what he told me when I met him in person at a sports memorabilia show a few years ago. I respectfully asked him his views on all this, telling him I was not wanting to debate, not wanting to cause trouble, but genuinely wanted to know the truth and the real story and not the narrative that the mass media wanted us to hear. I respect you guys airing his response and not editing it out.

RIP Chief

Love the chief CHOP ON

a brave and a knight are the same thing

Chief….we miss you!!!! A man with common sense!

Name & chop ™️ Must stay “ 💯 % 2021

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