A deep look into the past and future of Native American mascots
In this Feb. 21, 2007 file photo, Chief Illiniwek, mascot for the University of Illinois, performs for the last time during an Illinois basketball game in Champaign, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
An Illini basketball player wore Chief Illiniwek sneakers during a game last fall — sparking many reactions. The Native American Guardians Association claims that 90% of Native Americans actually support Indian mascots.
Joseph Gone has spent decades studying these questions — as a psychologist, as a member of the Aaniiih-Gros Ventre Tribal Nation, and as a University of Illinois graduate student who campaigned against Chief Illiniwek in the 1990's.
He's giving a talk later this month at the U of I and joins the program today.
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Joseph Patrick Gone
Aaniiih-Gros Ventre Tribal Nation of Montana
Professor of Anthropology and of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard University
Faculty Director of the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP)
