Cleveland Indians Are Now Cleveland Guardians

The city’s Major League Baseball team drops its Native mascot after decades of protest

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Indians are not Cleveland’s mascot.

On Friday morning, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team replaced the Native American moniker and imagery it had used since 1915 and adopted a new identity. It followed a decision by the National Football League’s Washington, D.C. franchise to remove an offensive name and Native imagery last year.

A video posted to Twitter, narrated by Tom Hanks and scored by the Black Keys delved into Cleveland’s history and revealed the team’s new name: The Cleveland Guardians.

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