As we have seen this week, one of the more controversial issues with the representation of American Indians is the use of the terms "Indian" and Indian-related names with high school, college, and professional sports teams. Is this an issue that needs to be addressed, or is it something that people should just move past and ignore? Do you think these names should be kept to keep the tradition and merchandise relevant today, and/or that the names actual honor American Indians? If so, how? Conversely, if you feel these names are offensive and need to be changed, explain why. Also, if "Indian" related mascots should be changed, should other racial and ethnically-related team names, (such as Notre Dame's "Fightin' Irish") be changed as well? When completing this assignment, it will be useful to refer to the reading from the NCAI this week - in particular, the fact that even if this is an issue that you are unfamiliar with, that American Indian advocacy groups have been trying to change certain team names since the 1960's, (and have changed several prominent college mascots, such as Stanford, UMass, and even Miami University here in Ohio) so it is not accurate to describe the controversy as a relatively new protest or some type of online outrage. Whether you are for or against this issue, (or even indifferent) it may be a good idea to do a little research on your own so you can accurately address this week's questions.