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Why do the Kansas City Chiefs fans do the tomahawk chop? | Kansas City Star
The tomahawk chop has been a Chiefs tradition since the 1980s. In the time since it’s become synonymous with the Chiefs. Sometimes the Chiefs faithful will do the chop at away games, at Chiefs ...
The New York Times2y
As the Kansas City Chiefs Return to the Super Bowl, So Too Will the Tomahawk Chop - The New York Times
The tomahawk chop has long been a feature of the team’s games, but it has come under increased criticism from Native Americans. By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Follow our live updates of the Super ...
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UFC Kansas City crowd boos main card fighters before starting "Tomahawk Chop" - MSN
The UFC Kansas City crowd wasn't exactly thrilled by the middleweight bout between Michel Pereira and Abus Magomedov. Pereira put together eight-straight wins between welterweight and middleweight ...
Oregonian2y
Native Americans push for Chiefs to abandon name, mascot, ‘tomahawk chop’ - oregonlive
Native American News; Native Americans push for Chiefs to abandon name, mascot, ‘tomahawk chop’ Published: Feb. 10, 2023, 5:13 a.m. Feb. 10, 2023, 5:13 a.m.
The Washington Post4mon
The Chiefs’ offensive imagery is the NFL’s real racism problem - The Washington Post
The NFL and Kansas City know this is just as offensive as Washington’s former team name and logo, which new owner Josh Harris reiterated this week was a relic not to be revived.To be sure, the ...
Sporting News5mon
Chiefs' tomahawk chop, explained: How chant started as Arrowhead tradition and why it's controversial - Sporting News
The origin of Kansas City's use of the tomahawk chop can be traced to Northwest Missouri State's marching band. Seriously. In 1990, the band played at one of Kansas City's games.
The New York Times1y
Why do Chiefs fans still do the Tomahawk chop? - The Athletic - The New York Times
The Tomahawk chop first appeared at Arrowhead Stadium in 1990. The Northwest Missouri State marching band, led by a Florida State graduate, performed FSU's war chant during a Chiefs game and the ...
Tallahassee Democrat4mon
Chiefs' tomahawk chop: Origins, controversy ahead of Super Bowl 59 - Tallahassee Democrat
Kansas City Chiefs tomahawk chop, chant, controversy explained ahead of Super Bowl 59. Craig Meyer. USA TODAY NETWORK. The biggest spectacle in American sports will unfold Sunday night in New ...
Staten Island Advance2y
Native Americans push for Chiefs to abandon name, mascot, ‘tomahawk chop’
Native American News; Native Americans push for Chiefs to abandon name, mascot, ‘tomahawk chop’ Published: Feb. 10, 2023, 8:13 a.m. Feb. 10, 2023, 8:13 a.m.
MLive2y
Native Americans push for Chiefs to abandon name, mascot, ‘tomahawk chop’
PHOENIX (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are the reason Rhonda LeValdo is in Arizona for the Super Bowl. But she won’t be here to watch the game. LeValdo and other Native Americans will be ...
Penn Live2y
Native Americans push for Chiefs to abandon name, mascot, ‘tomahawk chop’
LeValdo and other Native Americans will be pushing again for the Chiefs to abandon the team’s name, mascot and fan-driven “tomahawk chop.” It’s the same goal they had in 2021 when the ...