-Hyperlink: http://thesportdigest.com/article/aboriginal-stereotypes-sports-intentions-gone-horribly-wrong
-Title: The Sport Digest
-Publisher: United States Sports Academy
-Ariticle Type: This is a secondary source because the author is explaining other peoples feelings about the use of aboriginal names for sports teams.
-F vs O: Opinion based on fact. It is the opinion of the author that it is wrong to use names from aboriginal culture as the name of sport teams. the authors opinion is based on the fact that many people don't appreciate their name used for sports teams, and many other people think its perfectly fine.
-Facts: Many teams are called names from other cultures. Many people find this use of their names to be offensive. Many people think the use of these names is perfectly fine.
-Opinions: It is racist to call teams after things from other cultures. Teams shouldn't be called names after other cultural things.
-Credibility: I feel that this is a reliable source because it is an official sports webpage and it has many references listed.
Article #2:
-Hyperlink: http://www.bluecorncomics.com/mascots.htm
-Title: Team Names and Mascots
-Publisher: Robert Schmidt
-Author: Dr. Cornel Pewewardy (Comanche / Kiowa)
-Article Type: This is a primary source, because the author is a native writing about schools and teams using aboriginal names and how he and others feel about that.
-F vs O: This article is made up of a whole bunch of opinions about aboriginal stereotype, based on the facts about aboriginal stereotype.
-Facts: Many people think its okay to use names from aboriginal cultures as team names. There are many teams called things like Indians, Braves, and Chiefs. Many people feel that having these names is direspectful. Many places use Aboriginal outfits for there mascots
-Opinions: Having these names is disrespectful. Having mascots dressed as natives is disrespectful.
-Credibility: I feel that this is a reliable source because it is written by an aboriginal doctor, so he knows what he's talking about.
Article #3:
-Hyperlink: http://www.aimovement.org/ncrsm/index.html
-Title: American Indians are People, Not Mascots
-Publisher: National Coalition on Racism in Sports and Media
-Author: Charlene Teters, Vice President of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and Media (NCRSM)
-Type: This is a primary source because it is from the VP for the NCRSM, a coalition working to stop the racism towards the Natives.
-F vs O: This article is also of the opinion that teams and mascots should not use aboriginal names. It is based on the fact that many teams are called aboriginal names and many people find that disrespectful, while many others don't care.
-Facts: Many teams are called aboriginal names. Many places use aboriginal characters for their mascots. Many people find this disrespectful. Many people don't care either way.
-Opinions: It is racist to call teams after aboriginal names. It is racist to use aboriginal characters for mascots.
-Credibility: I feel that this is a credible source because it was written by the VP of a coalition that is working to stop the racism.
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