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Chief Wahoo was a mascot for the Cleveland Indians until the 1998 season. It draws protests from American Indian tribes and the NAACP, and as such, he was replaced as mascot by Slider in 1990[1], and as the team logo, is being replaced with a scripted "I" logo.[2] Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... This article is becoming very long. ... American Indian can refer to: Native Americans in the United States; Any of the indigenous peoples of the Americas; the First Nations of Canada; American Indians, as defined by the U.S. Census. ... The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP, generally pronounced as EN Double AY SEE PEE) is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States. ...


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  1. ^ http://www.mascothalloffame.com/candidates.cfm
  2. ^ http://doublewahoo.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/hello-world/

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