Cleveland native Josh Hunt is not a fan of baseball. But he's showed up at Progressive Field where the Indians play for the past couple of years to protest the team name and its mascot, Chief Wahoo — confronted with fans in headdresses and face paint, some playing small drums.
"Being Native American myself, it's a reminder that our city and our society doesn't see me as a human being," he said. "It would prefer to portray me as a racist stereotype, a bloodthirsty savage."
The protests have been happening since at least the 1970s, and this week marked what American Indians say is a small but su...
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