Someone brought up Redskins, and it reminds me of an article I read several years ago about the Donna (TX) Redskins. A small town in the south TX valley. This isn't the article, but it's much of the same:
http://www.expressnews.com/sports/hi...4988085.php#/0
DONNA — The Donna Redskins take the field at Bennie La Prade Stadium, known locally as “The Reservation,” by running through a canvas banner that resembles a teepee.
Cheerleaders wear moccasins and are dressed like Indian princesses. One, the Indian Sweetheart, wears an elaborate headdress. During the game, drummers pound out an incessant beat, accompanied by war chants and “tomahawk chops” from the fans."
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"In Donna, the entire school district is wholly invested in the Native American motif.
Donna North, a high school that opened this fall, is called the Chiefs.
Mascots for the school district's middle schools are Braves, Seminoles, Warriors and Cherokees.
Superintendent Roberto F. Loredo said the school district is Donna's largest employer. As a result, many Donna residents identify themselves as “Redskins.”'
The Indian Sweetheart is Donna High School's oldest tradition, dating back 79 years. The role essentially is that of head cheerleader.
As Indian Sweetheart, Valdez wears a headdress custom-made for her by a Navajo Indian in New Mexico.
Valdez also wears a hand-beaded overlay of her own design that was made by a local seamstress. Each color and symbol represents something meaningful to her.
“It's known to be the highest honor Donna has,” Valdez said. “The Indian Sweetheart is the face of Donna for a year. Little girls look up to her as a role model.”