STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish ice hockey club Frolunda Indians said on Thursday it intended to change its nickname and logo depicting a Native American chieftain, as it joins a growing number of sports teams giving up their Native American mascots.
Use of Native American tropes and symbols in sport has become contentious, with NFL team Washington retiring its Redskins name and logo in July, amid concerns of cultural appropriation of indigenous cultures.
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