Canal Winchester High School’s softball dugout, photographed on July 15, 2025. Canal Winchester is one of more than 20 Ohio high schools with the team name “Indians.” (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal).
Four years after the Cleveland Indians announced they would change its name to the Guardians, many Ohio high schools have retained their Native-themed names and mascots.
More than 80 Ohio high schools have Native-themed names and mascots, according to an Ohio Capital Journal analysis of high school team names. The “ Warriors” and “Indians” were the most common, followed by “Redskins” and “Braves.”…