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Why Haven’t the Kansas City Chiefs Changed Their Name?
—a question that has long dogged the Chiefs feels more relevant now than ever: Why are they still called that?Many feel the team’s name—a reference to Indigenous chiefs, people with powerful leadership roles within their communities and nations—is appropriative, and its associated imagery (the arrowhead logo, the “” war chants popular among fans) is racist, rendering Native Americans as stereotypical caricatures. So, given other sports teams like the (now the Washington Commanders) and the (now the Cleveland Guardians) have responded to public pressures and changed their names, why haven’t the Chiefs?It’s a complex issue, but before diving into it, one must first understand the Chiefs’ history.
