‘Imagining the Indian': Native Americans Fight to Reclaim Their Image From Racist Sports Mascots in New Trailer (Exclusive Video)
The latest trailer for “Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting” has arrived, days before the Kansas City Chiefs face off at the Super Bowl LVII.Premiering exclusively in theaters, the documentary chronicles the movement to end the racist practice of words, images and gestures exploiting Native Americans in the sports world and beyond. It tackles changes that still need to be made in the wake of Washington’s recently-renamed NFL team (Commanders), and Cleveland’s MLB team (Guardians).Unfinished business remains with the racist names of Kansas City’s NFL team, Chicago’s NHL team, and Atlanta’s MLB team, including “traditions” like the Tomahawk chop and Arrowhead chop.