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Originally Posted by calgaryred
No your wrong it's based after Chief Black Hawk, it was done in honor.
The team's first owner was coffee tycoon Frederic McLaughlin, who outbid grain magnate James E. Norris for the franchise. McLaughlin had been a commander with the 333rd Machine Gun Battalion of the 86th Infantry Division during World War I.[2] This Division was nicknamed the "Blackhawk Division", after a Native American of the Sauk nation, Chief Black Hawk, who was a prominent figure in the history of Illinois.[2] McLaughlin evidently named the hockey team in honor of the military unit, making it one of many sports team names using Native Americans as icons. For many years, the name was spelled "Black Hawks.
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One of the important things about studying symbols in society (especially from a symbolic interactionalist perspective) is you have to go deeper into the meanings behind the ideas. While this logo was created with the intent of honouring the military unit, who were using Chief Blackhawks name, the legacy of Chief Blackhawk is one of domination and subordination by white Americans. And unfortunately, that's the story at the heart of that logo.