Logos referring to Native Americans should be banned

I am against the banning of Native American logos for several reasons. 1. Indians represent bravery, courage, and fighting. Sports teams names themselves after tribes to affiliate themselves with tough characteristics that are required to play sports: bravery, courage, fighting skills, etc. These names are not derogatory but are rather a way to pay respect to the Native American people. "Karl Swanson, vice-president of the Washington Redskins professional football team, declared in the magazine Sports Illustrated that his team's name "symbolizes courage, dignity, and leadership," and that the "Redskins symbolize the greatness and strength of a grand people."I pulled this from http://en.wikipedia.org.... 2. Cultural promotion. The use of Native American team names brings a special significance to the local Native American population that some may not be aware of. Take, for instance, the Florida State Seminoles - most wouldn't know where the Seminoles lived had it not been for the team naming. "I believe it is acceptable if used in a way that fosters understanding and increased positive awareness of the Native-American culture. And it must also be done with the support of the Native-American community. There is a way to achieve a partnership that works together to achieve mutually beneficial goals."-Steven Denson, director of diversity for Southern Methodist University and member of the Chickasaw nation This statement is also pulled from that website. This quote simply states that if done in an appropriate and respectful manner, Native American logos are acceptable and should not be banned. And, currently, I believe that it is being done in an acceptable manner - they aren't saying anything disrespectful about the Natives. They simply named their teams after them. A majority of Native Americans aren't offended. "A survey conducted in 2002 by Sports Illustrated (SI) found that 81 percent of Native Americans who live outside traditional Indian reservations and 53 percent of Indians on reservations did not find the images discriminatory. The authors of the article concluded that "Although most Native American activists and tribal leaders consider Indian team names and mascots offensive, neither Native Americans in general nor a cross section of U.S. sports fans agree. According to the article, There is a near total disconnect between Indian activists and the Native American population on this issue." "In 2004, a poll by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania had a similar result to the Sports Illustrated poll's findings, concluding that 91% of the 768 American Indians surveyed in the 48 states on the mainland USA found the name "Redskins" acceptable.[" Pulled from the website. A majority of Native Americans do not find the use of these mascots offending so why eradicate them on the basis that they might be offensive? Why eradicate something thought to be offensive when, in fact and in statistics, it isn't offensive at all? Team naming. Some tribes have promoted the idea of football teams being named after their tribe. The Ute Tribe approved the use of the name "Utes" by the University of Utah. "The Central Michigan University nickname, the Chippewas, was originally placed on the “hostile or abusive” list but was removed when the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation of Michigan gave its support to the nickname.""The University of North Dakota's former athletic logo, a Native American figure, was recently dropped. Due to the NCAA's perception that the term "Fighting Sioux" and the accompanying logo are offensive to native Americans, the NCAA pressured the university to discontinue use of the logo.[123] When UND moved in the fall of 2009 to change its nickname, one of the two Sioux tribal councils in the state sued to have the name retained."Pulled from that website.Many tribes support the concept of being the name of a football team. Why ban it if many tribes support it - and a majority of Native Americans support it as well. The concept of Native American naming of teams being offensive doesn't make much sense to me when a majority of Native Americans are fine with it.