List of college sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples
Prior usage
Carlisle Indians, a school for American Indians that was a college football power in the early 1900s University of Oklahoma mascot: Little Red

List of college sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples

Section Title: Prior usage
Table Section Text: Carlisle Indians, a school for American Indians that was a college football power in the early 1900s University of Oklahoma mascot: Little Red

Old Name	School	City, State	Year Changed	New Name	Notes

Apaches	Illinois Valley Community College	Oglesby, Illinois	2001	Eagle

Apaches	Southwestern College	Chula Vista, California	2001	Jaguars	Community College

Beothuk	Memorial University of Newfoundland	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	1987	Sea-Hawks	The Beothuk aboriginal peoples became extinct in 1829 and the university deemed the use of the Beothuk name to be offensive

Braves	Bradley University	Peoria, Illinois	2005	While the nickname has never changed, all Native American imagery has been removed. The logo is now a block B and the mascot is a gargoyle.

Braves	Chowan University	Murfreesboro, North Carolina	2006	Hawks

Braves	Husson College	Bangor, Maine	2004	Eagles

Braves	University of West Georgia	Carrollton, Georgia	2006	Wolves

Braves	Quinnipiac University	Hamden, Connecticut	2002	Bobcats

Brown Indians/Squaws	St. Bonaventure University	Allegany (town), New York	1979	Bonnies

Chief Ouabache	Indiana State University	Terre Haute, Indiana	1989	N/A	The team name was always the Sycamores; Chief Ouabache and "Indian Princess" were the on-field mascots.

Chiefs	Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Stars

Chiefs	Springfield College	Springfield, Massachusetts	1995	Pride	Change was made voluntarily without protest on either side.

Chiefs	University of Massachusetts	Lowell, Massachusetts	1991	River Hawks	Change occurred with merger of University of Lowell into the UMass system

Chieftains	Seattle University	Seattle, Washington	2000	Redhawks	"H" is NOT capitalized here, unlike the case with Miami's nickname.

Chieftains	Stonehill College	Easton, Massachusetts	2005	Skyhawks	In late 2002, The Strategic Planning Committee of Stonehill College determined that the mascot was disrespectful to American Indians and decided that it would be changed.

Fighting Illini	University of Illinois	Urbana–Champaign, Illinois	2007	Old name was retained as referring to the state	Chief Illiniwek has been officially retired, but is widely used by students and fans

Fighting Sioux	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	See Notes	Fighting Hawks	The "Fighting Sioux" nickname was retired in 2012, but the state passed a law prohibiting the university from adopting a new nickname until January 2015.

Hurons	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	1991	Eagles	The mascot is "Swoop"

Indians	Adams State University	Alamosa, Colorado	Grizzlies

Indians	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro, Arkansas	2008	Red Wolves

Indians	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	La Crosse, Wisconsin	1989	Eagles

Indians	University of the Cumberlands	Williamsburg, Kentucky	2002	Patriots	Originally Cumberland College, name changed 2005

Indians	Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	1970s	Big Green	Indians was not official, and the current "unofficial" mascot is Keggy the Keg.

Indians	Midwestern State University	Wichita Falls, Texas	2006	Mustangs

Indians	Martin Methodist College	Pulaski, Tennessee	2002	Redhawks

Indians	McMurry University	Abilene, Texas	2006	War Hawks

Indians	Minnesota State University, Mankato	Mankato, Minnesota	1977	Mavericks

Indians	University of Louisiana at Monroe	Monroe, Louisiana	2006	Warhawks	"Chief Brave Spirit" mascot also retired

Indians	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana County, Pennsylvania	2007	Crimson Hawks

Indians	Newberry College	South Carolina	2008	Wolves

Indians	Stanford University	Stanford, California	1972	Cardinal	Stanford had the "Indian" as its mascot from 1930 to 1972. In 1981 the "Cardinal" was selected to honor the university athletic team color.

Indians	Siena College	Loudonville, New York	1988	Saints

Indians	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	1978	Tribe	Mascot is the Griffin

Indians	Yakima Valley Community College	Yakima, Washington	1998	Yaks

Indians and Otahkians	Southeast Missouri State University	Cape Girardeau, Missouri	2004	Redhawks

Maroon Chiefs	Morningside College	Sioux City, Iowa	1998	Mustangs

Moccasins	University of Tennessee	Chattanooga, Tennessee	1996	Mocs	"Scrappy the Mockingbird" in honor of coach Andy Moore. Prior mascot was Chief Moccanooga.

Mohawks	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	North Adams, Massachusetts	2002	Trailblazers

Old Siwash	Knox College	Galesburg, Illinois	1994	Prairie Fire	Mascot is the Fox

Plainsmen	Nebraska Wesleyan University	Lincoln, Nebraska	Prairie Wolves

Red Raiders	Colgate University	Hamilton (village), New York	2001	Raiders

Red Raiders	Southern Oregon University	Ashland, Oregon	1980	Raiders/Red Tailed Hawk

Redmen	Carthage College	Kenosha, Wisconsin	2005	Red Men/Lady Reds

Redmen	University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass)	Amherst, Massachusetts	1972	Minutemen and Minutewomen	According to the University Redmen referred to the color of uniforms worn by the athletics teams

Redmen	Northeastern State University	Tahlequah, Oklahoma	2006	RiverHawks	Founded as the Cherokee National Female Seminary. T-shirts with the old "Redman" mascot continue to be sold.

Redmen	St. John's University	New York City	1995	Red Storm	Although the school's website indicated that the name did not originally refer to American Indians, but to the school color; some athletics logos used an Indian character as late as the 1980s.

Redmen and Lady Reds	Simpson College	Indianola, Iowa	1992	The Storm

Redmen and Redwomen	University of Rio Grande	Rio Grande, Ohio	2008	RedStorm

Redskins	Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	1997	RedHawks	The university began discussions regarding the propriety of the Redskins name and images in 1972, and changed its team nickname to the RedHawks in 1996.

Redskins	Southern Nazarene University	Bethany, Oklahoma	1998	Crimson Storm

Savages	Dickinson State University	Dickinson, North Dakota	1972	Blue Hawks

Savages	Eastern Washington University	Cheney, Washington	1973	Eagles

Savages	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Durant, Oklahoma	2006	Savage Storm

Warrior	Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	1978	Otto the Orange	The "Saltine Warrior" represented Syracuse from 1931 until 1978. After a brief attempt to use a Roman warrior mascot, Otto the Orange was introduced in 1980 and became official in 1990.

Warriors	Hartwick College	Oneonta, New York	1994	Hawks

Warriors	Marquette University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	1994	Golden Eagles	Marquette retired the mascot "Willie Wampum" in 1971, and changed their team name from the Warriors to the Golden Eagles in 1994.

Zias	Eastern New Mexico University	Portales, New Mexico	2015	Greyhounds	The women's teams are reverting to the name used prior to the 1970s, which is the same as the men's teams.

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Chowan University (Braves) in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.

final_sentence: Chowan University (Braves) in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.