Chicago Blackhawks Will Prohibit Headdresses at Games and Invest in Education

The NHL team did not announce a name change or review

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Changes are coming for the Chicago Blackhawks—but the team’s name isn’t one of them.

Today, the Illinois-based NHL team announced a number of initiatives and new policies that came out of an “ongoing dialogue with local and national Native American groups.”

The most notable of those changes is that from now on, the organization will prohibit fans from wearing Native American headdresses to games and other team events.

“We have always maintained an expectation that our fans uphold an atmosphere of respect, and after extensive and meaningful conversations with our Native American partners, we have decided to formalize those expectations,” according to a statement from the team.

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