Cleveland Indians Will Remove 'Chief Wahoo' From Uniforms In 2019
For decades, Native Americans and their supporters have protested the baseball team's logo, a bright red caricature of a Native person. It's coming off uniforms — but staying on fan merchandise.
by Camila Domonoske
Jan 29, 2018
4 minutes
The Cleveland Indians will be removing "Chief Wahoo," the bright red caricature of a Native American the team uses as a logo, from players' hats and uniforms starting in 2019.
The divisive logo, which has been publicly protested as a racist and offensive image for decades, will remain on official merchandise available for purchase by fans.
"The team must maintain a retail presence so that MLB and the Indians can keep ownership of the trademark," The Associated Press reports.
The Indians announced the change on Monday. The team name — which has also been criticized as offensive — will not be changing.
"Major League Baseball is committed to building a culture of diversity and
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