After watching the video, it is now more clear to me how these mascots affect native americans. At first, I didn't get what all the fuss was about; it just seemed like a mascot. Now I realize how it affects them. I think it really helps to put things in perspective when you think about how these mascots represent people, unlike how a hawkeye is just a bird. The only thing I had somewhat of a problem with in the video had to do with the woman. It seemed to me that she was really more concerned about how it would affect her kids; I would be interested to see if she would take the same stance on this issue if she didn't have kids. At one point she said how her kids were "targets." I don't think that was the case; Illinois didn't have this mascot in order to go after her kids. However, they were kind of a victim of the situation as a whole.