The tomahawk chop as it is known is also called the Arrowhead Chop, a reference to the Chiefs’ stadium.
The tomahawk chop is a sports celebration most popularly used by fans of the Florida State Seminoles, Atlanta Braves, and the Kansas City Chiefs.
On Monday, Chiefs fans found themselves being blasted online for doing that chop on Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
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Last season, there was pressure mounting for the Chiefs to abandon the “war chant” while making a chopping hand motion designed to mimic the Native American tomahawk. Local groups have long argued that the team’s chop tradition and even its name itself are derogatory to American Indians.
A coalition of Native American groups even put up billboards in the Kansas City area to protest the tomahawk chop and Chiefs’ name.
The Chiefs made some changes last year when they barred headdresses and war paint.
