michaelstepper
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That's been floated around for years but I don't think there is any truth to it. The contemporary papers don't mention anything about Sockalexis when the change was made. As for the name, I couldn't care less. I'm Cherokee and Choctaw. My wife is Cherokee and Creek. Neither of us care or find it offensive. I've never met a Cherokee tribal member, and I live in the capital of the Cherokee Nation, that has ever mentioned being offended by a sports teams name or logo.
I'm not native but living in Alaska almost all the people I know or are friends with are native in some way. Not once has any of them ever mentioned in any way being offended by any sports team name or logo past or present.