So what happens to Native Americans who support having their likeness used?
As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for Super Bowl III, Native American groups renew their call for the team to erase the team's name, logo, mascot and fans' “tomahawk chop.” did.
Meet Rhonda Lewald, one of the activists leading the effort to end the use of images and other references to Native American heritage in sports. LeValdo founded the Kansas City-based group Not In Our Honor. (Related: Jackson Mahomes Apparently Denied Access to Brittany Mahomes' VIP Table, but She Funny Funny Doesn't Care About It)
Lewald and several other activists traveled to Las Vegas, where Super Bowl III was being held, to protest and demand changes to the Chiefs' merchandise. Protesters had the same mission in mind a few years ago when they traveled to Tampa, Florida for Super Bowl LV, the game between the Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They then staged a protest in front of Raymond James Stadium. The Bucs won that Super Bowl.
“I've spent a lot of my personal time and money on this issue. I really wanted our kids to never have to deal with something like this,” Lewald said. . Associated Press. “But here we go again.”
“The members of that working group were not people involved in organizations that actually serve Native Americans in Kansas City,” said Gayleen Crowther, executive director of the KC Indian Center. Crowther said he is among those planning a protest.https://t.co/3YT4MfZRfF
— Rhonda Levaldo (@rhondalevaldo) February 11, 2024
It's truly incredible how sensitive some people can be.
