The fascinating story behind the Tomahawk Chop: This is why the Chiefs fans favorite chant is so controversial
The controversy carries over into the whole performance, as Chiefs fans routinely coat themselves in war paint and feathered headdresses, which are typically related to racist caricatures of Native ...
Surprising facts about the Chiefs' mascot and why experts say it's a controversial figure in sport
NFL franchise the Kansas City Chiefs received their name in May 1963 - one which they owe, amid some controversy, to former mayor Harold Roe Bartle.
Kansas City Chiefs tomahawk chop, chant, controversy explained ahead of Super Bowl 59
Here's a closer look at the Kansas City Chiefs' tomahawk chop, including how it began and the controversy that surrounds it ...
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Fighting for Native ‘honor’
The Southern York County (Pennsylvania) school board voted 7-2 in January to revert to the school’s former Warrior sports logo – a Native American head with a tomahawk in the background ...
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Bone Tomahawk's Cannibal Villains, The Troglodytes, Explained
More commonly, a deliberately ignorant person can be described as a troglodyte. In Bone Tomahawk, a Native American character known as The Professor identifies the arrow as belonging to the ...
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Chiefs' tomahawk chop, explained: How chant started as Arrowhead tradition and why it's controversial
For some, it's a vestige of past media representations of Native American communities. “When I see something like a tomahawk chop, which is derived from television and film portrayals ...
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How did the Kansas City Chiefs get their name? A fake tribe, a fan contest and Lamar Hunt
As Kansas City celebrates the Chiefs’ third consecutive Super Bowl appearance, the team name, logo, and some problematic fan ...
It’s what still is painted in the Super Bowl end zone that’s a problem
Avoiding offense with a sports team name isn’t complicated. Why can’t Kansas City do it?