Unfortunately, the issues with “BIPOC” don’t end at the false equivalencies of struggles. I have always identified as Native American instead of “Indian” or “indigenous”, with “tribe” instead of “nation”. These are the names I grew up with on Native lands, the names my elders use. I believe it’s a personal choice for each of us, and I have no trouble navigating the differences in how we choose to name ourselves, but I do have a natural discomfort with “indigenous”. Maybe it just doesn’t flow or sit pretty on the tongue the way “Native” does, maybe it sounds pretentious to me. I shrug off those petty reasons though, because there are greater implications made by equating “indigenous”, or even specifically indigenous American, with Native American people.
The Future of Black Ownership in North American Sports
With the exit of Michael Jordan, there are no sports franchises with majority Black owners. But change may finally be on the horizon. I…