Florida State Seminoles

The issue  the writer of the article raised was that the Seminole tribe is being disgraced by the Florida State University's mascot which is an Indian and if the NCAA has a right to make them change mascots. The author argues it could be disrespectful that people recognize the Seminole as the mascot and that it embarrasses them. The Seminoles were some of the few Indians that never surrendered to the United States and have a lot of pride. The question that was raised was, "Is it a good or bad thing that Florida State's mascot is a Seminole?" It could be seen as disrespectful to turn their culture into a college mascot when they still live independently and were never asked about the name by the school. Yet at the same time it can be seen as an honor because they never did surrender and they were chosen as a mascot out of respect. The natives of the Seminoles can be honored that they have a team that represents them. The college can stand for the people that never gave in and proudly stand for the independence of one of the last remaining Indian tribes. The Seminoles get a lot of attention off of the whole situation and they don't seem to care that the mascot is a Seminole. Because of this the NCAA doesn't need to step in and change the name if no one is being hurt by it.