The tomahawk chop has been a Chiefs tradition since the 1980s. In the time since it’s become synonymous with the Chiefs. Sometimes the Chiefs faithful will do the chop at away games, ...

Former KC Chiefs placekicker Jan Stenerud leading the “tomahawk chop” before the Chiefs faced off against NFL the Los Angeles Chargers on Dec. 16, 2017. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images.

The tomahawk chop has been a Chiefs tradition since the 1980s. In the time since it’s become synonymous with the Chiefs. Sometimes the Chiefs faithful will do the chop at away games, ...

Chiefs fans have relished doing the tomahawk chop since the early 1990s. But to many Native Americans and others, the gesture is an offensive mockery of the nation’s first people.

In this Dec. 13, 2018, photo, Kansas City Chiefs fans chant and do the chop during the second half of the team’s NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Kansas City, Mo.

And she is astonished that fans of the Kansas City Chiefs still perform the so-called tomahawk chop. “I’d like to see them try it in Haudenosaunee territory,” she says. “They would meet a ...

The Chiefs, whose representatives did not respond to requests for comment, are not alone in retaining the chop. Teams in other leagues and sports, such as the Atlanta Braves and Florida State ...

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For many Native Americans, the chop has been appropriated from old Hollywood Westerns. “When I see something like a tomahawk chop, which is derived from television and film portrayals, I find it ...

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2010, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs fans hold a sign that reads "TomaHAWK Chop," during an NFL football game between the Chiefs and the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle. (AP ...

Pressure is mounting for the Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs to abandon a popular tradition in which fans break into a “war chant” while making a chopping hand motion designed ...

Pressure is mounting for the Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs to abandon a popular tradition in which fans break into a “war chant” while making a chopping hand motion designed to mimic the ...