Indigenous Rights Group Protests Chiefs at Super Bowl LV
SHARE While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were preparing to make history, another group right outside the stadium was working to remind people of what history means to them. “It’s not an honor for them to use a chief as their mascot,” said protest organizer Stuart Flores. “ We are not a mascot, we’re human.” The Florida Indigenous Rights and Environmental Equality, or FIREE set up right outside of the stadium, with signs and microphones to make their voices heard. “We are not your mascot,” screamed another protestor. Flores told me that the group has protested the use of ch...