Braves' moniker, tomahawk chop celebration questioned during White House briefing

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President Biden hosted the reigning World Series-champion Atlanta Braves at the White House on Monday, and press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about the controversy surrounding the team’s name and their tomahawk chop celebration. 

Teams like the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians have changed their names due to them being considered racist and offensive to Native Americans, but the Braves have stayed true to their original franchise namesake. 

Jean-Pierre explained that this conversation is one the administration is willing to have. 

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Braves fans do the tomahawk chop during a Houston Astros game at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on Oct. 29, 2021. (Simon Bruty/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

"We believe that it’s important to have this conversation and Native American and indigenous voices, they should be at the center of this conversation," she told reporters. 

"That is something that the president believes, that is something that this administration believes, and he has consistently emphasized that all people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. You hear that often from this president. The same is true here, and we should listen to Native American and indigenous people who are the most impacted by this."

Last season when the Braves were churning through the postseason on their way to a World Series title, there were talks with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred about putting an end to the tomahawk chop. 

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However, what mattered to Manfred most was the fact that the Braves have the support