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Archives for September 2014

Mr. Smith Goes to Cleveland to Kill Chief Wahoo

September 23, 2014 By Ed Rice

Ed Rice 9/23/14 (Indian Country Today) As my plane winged its way to Cleveland last week, to give a library talk in praise of Maine Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis and against the Cleveland Indians’ continuing use of Chief Wahoo, I began imagining myself as being something like the Jimmy Stewart character in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” Upon my return trip to Bangor, after thinking about a solitary walk around Progressive Field that left me infuriated by the Cleveland Indians’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleveland and Chief Wahoo

Mainer confronts Cleveland Indians execs in quest to honor Penobscot Indian player

September 1, 2014 By Ed Rice

Mainer confronts Cleveland Indians execs in quest to honor Penobscot Indian player

By Ed Rice, Special to the Bangor Daily News As my plane winged its way to Cleveland last week, on my way to give a library talk in praise of Maine Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis and against the Cleveland Indians’ continuing use of Chief Wahoo, I began imagining myself as being something like the Jimmy Stewart character in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” Upon my return trip to Bangor — after thinking about a solitary walk around Progressive Field that left me infuriated by the Cleveland … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleveland Indians Nickname

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