Many people want to change the name of sports teams with with native american names and mascots why because some people think it's racist. Such as the Washington Redskins. They have been pressured and sued to change their name people also people have started a twitter campaign. There are also other teams with names like this such as the Chicago Black Hawks and the Atlanta Braves. “Every time the Atlanta Braves do their tomahawk chop we our no longer successful businessmen doctors soldiers co workers or neighbors says Cynthia Connolly to the fans we only exist in the 1800s as a warrior cult.”  Around the united states there are about 900 sports teams with native american names. Much of the debate over mascots have happened in colleges. The NCAA identified 19 university whose names were hostile or abusive to native Americans. Well most native american tribes applauded the change others fought to keep there name and mascots such as the spirit lake tribe. The spirit lake tribe in North Dakota sued the NCAA to keep the team's name the university of North Dakotas fighting sioux. But in 2011 a law forced the retirement of the team's name. Indian mascots our a tradition for hundreds of schools and sports teams but many people think it's racist and disrespectful to Native Americans.