I wonder why we are comfortable taking the names of some indigenous nations as first names, but not others. People are named Cherokee, Shawnee, Dakota, Cheyenne, Sioux and Seneca, for example, but I don’t know of anyone named Navajo, Seminole or Apache.
And Ho-Chunk is right out.
Personally, I agreed with those who would have renamed the baseball team the Cleveland Caucasians.
I would not have redrawn Chief Wahoo, however. I would have used Mister Moneybags from the Monopoly board.
Their refreshment stands would feature brie and lattes.
They would dig little canals along the foul lines and bring their relief pitchers in on a miniature Windjammer. Their mascot would be “Karen,” and whenever an ump made a questionable call that he refused to change, she would come out and ask to speak to his manager.