Many races are unfairly victimized, but Native American cultures are more misunderstood and degraded than any other race. College and high school mascots sometimes depict images of Native Americans and have names loosely based on Native American ancestry, but are often not based on actual Native American history, so instead of honoring Native Americans, they are ridiculed. According to the article Warriors Survive Attack, by Cathy Murillo (2009) some “members of the Carpentaria community defended Native American mascot icons as honoring Chumash tradition and the spirit of American Indian warriors in U.S. history and others claimed that the images were racist stereotypes" (Murillo, 2009). If people do not attempt to understand and respect Native American culture, Native American stereotypes will become irreparable, discrimination will remain unresolved, and ethnocentrism will not be rebuked. According to Richard T. Schaefer, (2012), author of Sociology: Thirteenth Edition, stereotypes are “false images or unreliable generalizations about all members of a group that do not recognize individual differences within the group” (Schaefer, 2012) . Some stereotypes I have heard are; that Indian is another proper name for Native Americans, and Native Americans are all the same, they worship nature and smoke the peace pipe. Of course, I know this isn't true, but books and movies often don't focus on actual Native American tribes, so people remain naive about the cultural facts of past and current Native Americans. For example, the article North Dakota Lawmakers Vote to Keep “Fighting Sioux” (2011) states that “at Florida State University a mascot dressed in an Indian headdress rides a horse to football games and fans wave… half of card ......a name they use to represent their school or sports team. As Orvetti claims, (2011) “The team is not racist, the players are not racist, the fans are not racist. So why not a change” (Orvetti, 2011)? Bibliography Murillo, C. (2009). The warriors survive the attack. Retrieved March 17, 2012, from http://www.independent.com/news/2009/mar/18/warriors-survive-attack/(2011). North Dakota lawmakers vote to keep 'fighting Sioux'. Retrieved March 17, 2012, from http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/12/us-northdakota-sioux-idUSTRE72B0QD20110312Orvetti, P. (2011). Do the Redskins need a new name? Retrieved March 17, 2012, from http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/Do-the-Redskins-Need-a-New-Name-115254879.htmlSchaefer, R. T. (2012). Racial and ethnic inequality. Sociology: A Brief Introduction (13th ed., pp.236-262). New York: McGraw-Hill.