Shortly after the Atlanta Braves adopted it, prior to the 1991 World Series a number of Native Americans protested against the Braves using the tomahawk chop outside the Metrodome calling them "Atlanta Negroes", "Atlanta Klansmen" and "Atlanta Nazis".
Shortly after the Atlanta Braves adopted it, prior to the 1991 World Series a number of Native Americans protested against the Braves using the tomahawk chop outside the Metrodome. During the protests Clyde Bellecourt, national director of the American Indian Movement, called them "Atlanta Negroes", "Atlanta Klansmen" and "Atlanta Nazis".