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thefoss1957 · 02-14-2013, 10:05 AM

It is true that my Beloved Blackhawks (originally Black Hawks) were named for a WWI military unit, that had adopted it's name from a defeated Sac and Fox tribal member, who was viewed as a brave war leader. So, indirectly, the team is named, not for a people or a race, but for a single historical figure, Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak (Be a large black hawk).

Through the years, I had read many opinions from Sac and Fox members that are glad that the team name keeps some of their history alive.

The 'Hawks themselves have, through the years, made an effort to reach out to the peoples from whom the team name derived...

From a Blackhawks' Charity page: http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=74904

02-14-2013, 10:05 AM	#188
thefoss1957 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah Exp:	It is true that my Beloved Blackhawks (originally Black Hawks) were named for a WWI military unit, that had adopted it's name from a defeated Sac and Fox tribal member, who was viewed as a brave war leader. So, indirectly, the team is named, not for a people or a race, but for a single historical figure, Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak (Be a large black hawk). Through the years, I had read many opinions from Sac and Fox members that are glad that the team name keeps some of their history alive. The 'Hawks themselves have, through the years, made an effort to reach out to the peoples from whom the team name derived... From a Blackhawks' Charity page: http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=74904 __________________ "If the wine's not good enough for the cook, the wine's not good enough for the dish!" - Julia Child (goddess of the kitchen) Last edited by thefoss1957; 02-14-2013 at 10:07 AM.