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Cleveland will officially change their team name to the Guardians!

Cleveland was the first team to begin the process of eliminating harmful mascots and team names. It’s proof that eliminating the use of Native American imagery in sports is possible. Both Cleveland and are proof that it’s not a matter of IF mascots can change, it’s WHEN.

The Kansas City , Atlanta , and Chicago must recognize change is inevitable!

Fans, of the , , and must urge these franchises to stand on the right side of history.

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There’s a lot of talk about spaceflight today, so it’s a good time to learn about Mary G. Ross (Cherokee) — the first known Native American female engineer and another “Hidden Figure” of the U.S. space program. The great-great-granddaughter of Cherokee Chief John Ross, she helped develop operational requirements for the spacecraft, which later became a vital part of the Apollo program. She also contributed to NASA’s Planetary Flight Handbook, the agency’s comprehensive guide to space travel.

Ms. Ross is featured in Native Women Changing Their Worlds by Patricia J. Cutright (Cheyenne River Sioux). This book profiles 12 Native American and First Nations women who overcame unimaginable hardships — racial and gender discrimination, abuse and extreme poverty — only to rise to great heights in the fields of politics, science, education and community activism.

Click https://bit.ly/3hRt6AI to order your copy today!

As the world gears up for the Summer Olympics, we remember Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox), the first Native American Olympic gold medalist. He won two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics, one in the pentathlon and one in the decathlon — and he won the decathlon competing in a pair of ill-fitting, mismatched shoes he found in the garbage, after someone stole his! However, the International Olympic Committee stripped away his medals and records when they found out he had played minor league baseball prior to the 1912 games. In 1982, the IOC reinstated him in the records books, but only as a “co-champion.” Today, efforts are underway to restore Jim Thorpe as the sole champion in the pentathlon and decathlon events at the 1912 Olympic Games.

There’s so much more to learn about this outstanding athlete, and here’s a great place to start: Jim Thorpe: Original All American by Joseph Bruchac (Nulhegan Abenaki). Check it out today at https://bit.ly/3xLRNUG.

Attn: fans! We’ve added a Young Adult section to our ever-growing book lists featuring titles by Native authors. Check it out at https://bit.ly/3zZaPZc today!