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Ron Allen on sports teams using Totem poles: "We have been fighting for years to eliminate the use…

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Ron Allen on sports teams using Totem poles: "We have been fighting for years to eliminate the use of American Indian images for the purpose of commercialization. That has something that has always been offensive to us."

'Absolutely inappropriate': Totem poles from teams like the Blackhawks and Redskins draw the ire of Native American activists
'Absolutely inappropriate': Totem poles from teams like the Blackhawks and Redskins draw the ire of Native American activists

Some products feature the logos of the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Blackhawks and Florida State Seminoles.

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