, most recently when the Braves defeated the Houston Astros in six games last year to become Major League Baseball champions.
"We have repeatedly and unequivocally made our position clear — Native people are not mascots, and degrading rituals like the tomahawk chop that dehumanize and harm us have no place in American society," Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians,A reluctant culture warrior, Biden made no mention of the controversy over the name during the White House ceremony,“Atlanta is a great American sports city,” Biden said as he was presented with a Braves jersey bearing...
Later in the day, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked by a reporter about the debate over the Braves' name and the fans'"tomahawk chop." The team, but other organizations have made similar avowals, only to eventually relent in the face of public pressure. “We believe it’s important to have this conversation. Native American and Indigenous voices, they should be at the center of the conversation,” Jean-Pierre said.
"That is something the president believes,” she continued. “That is something this administration believes. And he has consistently emphasized that all people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. You hear that often from this president. The same is true here. And we should listen to Native American and Indigenous people who are most impacted by this.", in seeming hopes of arousing sentiment against Democrats in Georgia, which is hosting crucial races for governor and the U.