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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
The Blackhawks were named after Frederic McLaughlin's WWI regiment. The Regiment itself, primarally from Illinois, was named after Chief Black Hawk.
So no, the Chicago Blackhawks were not named to "honour times when [natives] were slaughtered". Though the regiment's name may or may not have been. Not saying that this makes the name alright, only that you are being deceptive in how you present the formation of the team's identity.
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They should use a pic of the regiment then as their symbol, why have a very similar image to Chief Blackhawk as the symbol. But you are right, it was named after the regiment, which was named after a chief whose people were slaughtered in a war and then was paraded around like a circus animal.