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  2. List of Native American sportspeople - Wikipedia

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    Ryneldi Becenti, first Native American to play in the WNBA [39] Joe Burton, first Native American to earn a scholarship to a Pac-10 conference [40] Sonny Dove, Wampanoag N.B.A. basketball player Detroit Pistons and New York Nets. Angel Goodrich, ( Cherokee) WNBA basketball player. Kyrie Irving, American basketball player.

  3. List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous ...

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    Griquas, South African team named after the Griqua people, however their symbol is an oryx. Māori All Blacks, previously the New Zealand Māori, a rugby union side whose members must be at least 1/16 Māori. Northland Taniwha, a rugby team in the Mitre 10 Cup named after a being from Māori mythology.

  4. Native American mascot controversy - Wikipedia

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    On July 21, the team officially retired the name, and began using "Edmonton Football Team" and "EE Football Team" until a new name was decided. On June 1, 2021, the team was renamed to the Edmonton Elks. Golden State Warriors. The Golden State Warriors eliminated Native American imagery as the team relocated. Originally the Philadelphia ...

  5. Hominy Indians - Wikipedia

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    Hominy Indians. The Hominy Indians were a professional American football team founded and financed by Otto and Ira Hamilton in Hominy, Oklahoma during the 1920s and 1930s. [1] Native American players represented twenty-two different tribes. They played regionally and traveled across the country.

  6. List of William & Mary Tribe football seasons - Wikipedia

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    William & Mary has played its home games at Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Virginia since 1935. [1] William & Mary fielded its first intercollegiate football team during the 1893 season. [2] Between 1896 and 1908 the team's nickname was "Orange and White", derived from the school's former colors (William & Mary now uses green and gold). [3]

  7. List of college sports team names and mascots derived from ...

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    University of Hawaii at Manoa – (Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine) From 2000 through 2013, each team was allowed to select its own nickname; most notably, the football team was simply known as "The Warriors". In 2013, the school adopted the identity of "Rainbow Warriors" for all men's teams, while women's teams remain "Rainbow ...

  8. Pronouns and tribal affiliations are now forbidden in South ...

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    May 24, 2024 at 2:40 PM. A new South Dakota policy to stop the use of gender pronouns by public university faculty and staff in official correspondence is also keeping Native American employees ...

  9. Roman Reigns - Wikipedia

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    Leati Joseph Anoaʻi ( Samoan pronunciation: [a.noˈaʔ.i] ah-no-AH ee; born May 25, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE since 2010, and currently performs on a part-time basis on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Roman Reigns.