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Do professional sports teams or universities pay Indians to use logos/names/mascots? I have to think the answer is no........because I guarantee you if they did, we wouldn't hear a whisper out of them.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think FSU has some type of agreement with the Seminole tribe where they share in the rights to the logo. A couple of years ago, there was a hupla about Indian names for teams and the Seminoles told the press to leave them out of it, that they were happy and proud to have FSU using their name and identity as their mascot.
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The tribe officially sanctions FSU's use of Seminoles as a nickname and Chief Osceola as a mascot. Max Osceola, the chief and general council president of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, said Tuesday that it was an "honor" to be associated with FSU.
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From an old article - maybe there is no financial agreement - they are just proud to be associated with the college
