Cleveland's name, "Indians," and the team's logo Chief Wahoo, have come under fire from Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. ( Morry Gash / The Associated Press )Premier Kathleen Wynne is taking a swing at the name of Cleveland’s baseball team — and praising sportscasters for not using “Indians” in their broadcasts. On the eve of the Toronto Blue Jays’ American League championship series against Cleveland, Wynne said, “This is a moment to increase our awareness” of how hurtful such team names are to indigenous people. “Like Jerry Howarth, I will attempt to avoid using the name of Cleveland’s baseball team during our broadcasts,” Sportsnet’s Campbell said on Twitter. And that’s a conversation we have to have,” said Wynne, whose son-in-law — the father of her three grandchildren — is Cree.

Source: thestar October 13, 2016 16:08 UTC