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« on: November 11, 2021, 03:25:49 PM »
From BBC Sports:

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has called on Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs to drop their Native American branding.

It is the latest pressure put on the Chiefs to change their branding.

Last month Wasps discouraged Exeter fans from wearing headdresses.

"The will of Indian Country is clear - Native 'themed' mascot imagery and the dehumanising stereotypes it perpetuates must go," said Dante Desiderio, the NCAI's chief executive.

In July 2020, Exeter decided to retain their name, logo and Native American branding around their Sandy Park ground despite a petition signed by more than 3,700 people, although the club did retire their 'Big Chief' mascot.