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Cleveland Indians name change: History of franchise nickname, Chief Wahoo logo and calls for a switch
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Cleveland Indians name change: History of franchise nickname, Chief Wahoo logo and calls for a switch
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Cleveland team to change name to Guardians from Indians
Mistakes on the Lake - He's Native American, first one to ever play professional baseball. He PLAYED FOR CLEVELAND🤔, they named the Indians after him, to honor his legacy.
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MLB franchise Cleveland Indians to change Chief Wahoo logo
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Cleveland Indians name change: History of franchise nickname, Chief Wahoo logo and calls for a switch
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Change could be on the way for Braves nickname and imagery - Battery Power
Washington Redskins NFL team, Cleveland Indians baseball side considering name change in wake of protests - ABC News
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Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy - Wikipedia
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Cleveland Indians Logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG, brand
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He's why Cleveland came to be called the Indians. How should they honor him?
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How MLB's Cleveland Guardians Came to Be
WAHOO'S CURSE
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The inside story of how Cleveland Indians became Cleveland Guardians – Terry Pluto