There is a doubleness about these Indian names, remarking the existence of Native Americans while relegating them to the past, appearing to bestow honor on them while cloaking the destructive deeds of Euro-American society

• Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)
• Washington Redskins (NFL) See also: Washington Redskins mascot controversy

Association Football (Soccer)[edit source | editbeta]

• Indios de Ciudad Juárez (Mexico)
• Kaizer Chiefs F.C. (South Africa), named after the now-defunct American soccer team Atlanta Chiefs

Brazil

• Guarani Esporte Clube (CE), Juazeiro do Norte
• Guarani Esporte Clube (MG), Divinópolis
• Guarani Futebol Clube, Campinas
• Guarany Futebol Clube, Bagé
• Guarany Futebol Clube (Camaquã)
• Guarany Sporting Club, Sobral
• Associação Atlética Guarany, Porto da Folha
• Esporte Clube Guarani, Venâncio Aires
• Sociedade Esportiva, Recreativa e Cultural Guarani, Palhoça
• Sport Club Guarany, Cruz Alta

Paraguay

• Club Guaraní, Asunción

Baseball[edit source | editbeta]

• Atlanta Braves (MLB), originally Boston Braves, then Milwaukee Braves, plus all but one of their minor league affiliates:
  • Danville Braves
  • Gulf Coast League Braves
  • Gwinnett Braves (formerly the Richmond Braves)
  • Mississippi Braves
  • Rome Braves
• Cleveland Indians (MLB), along with one current minor league affiliate and one defunct affiliate:
  • Gulf Coast Indians
  • Kinston Indians (defunct; replaced in 2012 by the Carolina Mudcats)
• Indianapolis Indians
• Peoria Chiefs—The Peoria Chiefs no longer use indigenous imagery, instead using imagery related to firefighters.
• Spokane Indians
• Syracuse Chiefs—The team changed its name from “Chiefs” to “SkyChiefs” from 1996–2006, but reverted to “Chiefs” in 2007. Today’s Chiefs do not use any imagery related to indigenous peoples, instead using railroad image
• Indios de Ciudad Juarez
• Yaquis de Obregón
• Caribes de Anzoátegui (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)
• Mayos de Navojoa (Liga Mexicana del Pacifico)

Basketball[edit source | editbeta]

• Atlanta Hawks (NBA) — Originally Tri-City Blackhawks (1946-1951). The Hawks do not use indigenous imagery.
• Buffalo Braves (NBA) — relocated to San Diego, now Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers do not use indigenous imagery.
• Golden State Warriors (NBA) — Originally Philadelphia Warriors, then San Francisco Warriors. The Warriors no longer use indigenous imagery.
• Guaiqueríes de Margarita (LPB)

Canadian Football[edit source | editbeta]

• Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)

Ice Hockey[edit source | editbeta]

• Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) – In 2008, this logo was voted best in the National Hockey League by The Hockey News.^[7]
• Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL) — Named after the Charlestown Chiefs, the fictional team in the movie Slap Shot (partially shot in the real team’s home city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania). Team moved and became Greenville Road Warriors in 2010.
• Frölunda Indians (Elitserien)
• Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
• Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
• Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
• Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)

Lacrosse[edit source | editbeta]

• Brooklin Redmen
• Burlington Chiefs
• Kitchener-Waterloo Braves
• Elora Mohawks
• Mississauga Tomahawks
• Six Nations Arrows
• Six Nations Chiefs
• St. Regis Indians

Rugby[edit source | editbeta]

• The New Zealand Warriors, a New Zealand Rugby League team based in Auckland which plays in the Australian NRL competition
• The Wigan Warriors, an English Rugby League team from Wigan playing in Super League
• The Chiefs, a rugby union team representing the central North Island of New Zealand in the Super Rugby competition
• Exeter Chiefs, a rugby union side from England
• New Zealand Māori, a New Zealand rugby union (and formerly rugby league) side whose members must be at least 1/16 Māori
• Northland Taniwha, a rugby team in the ITM Cup named after a being from Māori mythology
• The Tomahawks, the official nickname of the United States national rugby league team

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