Overview

• Native American activists, led by Rhonda LeValdo, are protesting the Kansas City Chiefs' name and imagery in Las Vegas as the team prepares for the Super Bowl.
• Research indicates that the use of Native American imagery in sports negatively affects Native youth and promotes discrimination.
• The Chiefs have taken steps to eliminate offensive imagery, but activists argue these measures are insufficient.
• The team's efforts include barring headdresses at games and retiring the mascot Warpaint, but the 'tomahawk chop' and team name remain.
• Activists and some community leaders call for more substantial changes, criticizing the team's claim of honoring Native culture as a 'PR stunt'.