2000 U.S. census reported 2.5 million Native Americans claiming themselves as American Indians. An additional 2 million reported to be Native American and a combination of another race. One might wonder what the net total might reflect once you add in the American Indians from central and south america who are not in the U.S. legally.

43 percent of American Indians in the U.S. live in the West, 31 percent live in the south. California, Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico are the states with the largest American Indian populations.

The median age for American Indians is 28.7 years, the perfect age for freedom!

U.S. Census Bureau (2002) " The American Indian and Alaska Native population: 2000"(February 2002)..

The use of Indian names or words as part of athletic team names violates Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This provision explicitly guarantees everyone, regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin, the "full and equal enjoyment" of public places, which includes sports arenas and stadiums. We are at an age where we can take account for the irrationality of our ways. We may critique the social landscape and all those who are offended may bare the right to voice their opinions. The blatantly ignorant use of Indian American names and images is a tragic example of a Jim Crow mentality that still haunts our public landscape.

Several college teams have changed their names, Southwestern College is one. Minesota, Maine, Montana, and Colorado enacted laws to change racially derogatory geographical names.