Atlanta removing the sign is a great first step. However they are firm that they won't be changing their name from @Braves & they're still "reviewing" whether or not to stop the racist "tomahawk chop".

#notyourmascot #NativeTwitter https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29503211/braves-remove-chop-sign-truist-park-no-call-tomahawk-chop-chant
Braves remove 'Chop On' sign; no call on chant

The Atlanta Braves have removed a "Chop On" sign that sat near an entrance to Truist Park and are still considering their stance on the tomahawk chop chant.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29503211/braves-remove-chop-sign-truist-park-no-call-tomahawk-chop-chant
The chop, chant, name stereotype Natives in that we are only seen as the "warrior" trope, a monolithic relic of the past. Society continually disallows us from defining who and what we are. We struggle to be heard because you decide how we're seen. #notyourmascot #NativeTwitter
On their site they include "chopon" in a word search for kids. This could very well be the first exposure kids have to Natives. When non-Natives learn these cliches early it informs how they view Natives throughout their lives.

#notyourmascot #NativeTwitter
Native youth deserve to see positive, contemporary representations of themselves. We are not stereotypes. We are Congresspeople, ballerinas, artists, authors, musicians, scientists. Yet most Americans can probably do the tomahawk chop faster than they can name even 3 of them.
Names/mascots/logos are not something to "review" or stand firm on because of "honor". Showing respect to others humanity should be innate, not up for debate or measured in dollars & cents. Bowing down to those rather than listening to Native people isn't very "brave" at all.
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