Native American woman who worked as cultural advisor to Blackhawks sues team for sex harassment, fraud

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

The winner of the 2025 draft lottery is…

nah 2026 thats Gavin Mckenna

 

[Ezekial]

He's been dead for almost 17 years now, and his son recently died, not that it's really relevant, but just as an FYI...

I always mix their names up pretty sure this is the second time you personally have pointed out that fact

 

[Hurricane Hugo]

I love how everything nowadays is just taken at face value and every allegation is believed to be entirely true without any due process whatsoever. Y’all and your pitchforks are such a perfect match.

 

[Beau Knows]

I love how everything nowadays is just taken at face value and every allegation is believed to be entirely true without any due process whatsoever. Y’all and your pitchforks are such a perfect match.

I see just as many people in here calling her a liar...without due process.

 

[TheNumber4]

Can’t give the Blackhawks the benefit of doubt here. But also can’t make any definitive conclusion as to what the hell happened here. So much more details needed before making judgement one way or the other. And this is why the courts exist.

 

[Chris5225]

Recommission the helicopter and take your revenge.

 

[bottomofthefoodchain]

I would think most and nearly all of my fellow Hawks fans would agree with the bolded. It was a response to an overly-politicized moment in cultural history and many organizations overreacted.

I think saying it's a "scumbag" move is a little too far. Despite what people read and say on the internet, I'd bet most people have no problem with the Blackhawks logo and would prefer it NOT to change. It's clearly not something the Hawks as an organization and brand want to do whatsoever. Making this hire more of a social broadcast in an attempt to appease some unruly and vocal minority of people on the internet at a time when everyone was stuck at home online everyday.

Sure, but "most people" are not native americans so on this particular issue, "most people" don't really have a say.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

She didn't even got fired she was offered another contract and she declined. If she was harassed I hope the people involved lose their jobs and their reputability and she's made whole financially. I just find it hard to believe that an organization that's hyper aware of it's image because of extreme wrong doing in recent memory that's never been shy about spending money wouldn't have immediately cut a check if they found a hint of truth to any of these allegations to avoid any of this ever seeing the light of day.

 

[Fordy]

invite in a professional victim, don't be surprised when they find more reasons they should be one, and of course, get paid for it

Sure, but "most people" are not native americans so on this particular issue, "most people" don't really have a say.

i didn't realize native americans owned the team and had any say at all in what the name is

 

[BiolaRunner]

NHL should retroactively take away Connor Bedard and send him to Ottawa.

No. They should send Bedard to the team that had the number 2 pick, And let that team keep who they picked at 2

 

[#37]

invite in a professional victim, don't be surprised when they find more reasons they should be one, and of course, get paid for it


i didn't realize native americans owned the team and had any say at all in what the name is

I think you missed the irony that a Swede has decided who has and who does not have a say here. LOL.

 

[Ezekial]

i didn't realize native americans owned the team and had any say at all in what the name is

Tbh it's a little tone deaf. We fought wars for their land, then forced them into certain regions that became smaller and smaller while killing 10s of millions of them basically eradicating their race. It's like Germany having a team called the Frankfurt Jews.

I think the Blackhawks are a little different than this example, though, as it's based on a single entity.

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

Tbh it's a little tone deaf. We fought wars for their land, then forced them into certain regions that became smaller and smaller while killing 10s of millions of them basically eradicating their race. It's like Germany having a team called the Frankfurt Jews.

I think the Blackhawks are a little different than this example, though.

Where can I buy a Frankfurt Jews jersey?

I would unironically wear one all the time.

 

[Voight]

Man , how do I get a sweet bullshit job like “Cultural advisor”? I’d love to have that gig

Same way you get jobs like DEI consultant

 

[Byron Bitz]

All you people slamming the position of Cultural Advisor don’t know anything about how to run an organization. That is a nessesary job that most successful organizations have.

 

[Voight]

I don’t have a dog in this fight. And I don’t really care.

My point was only that Chicago has behaved in an extremely shitty way of late. And there is usually a price for that. Fair or not.

- They sucked - from top to bottom and beginning to end - with the Kyle Beach situation.
- Rocky Wirtz was a disgusting cretin in how he treated the very first public meeting post Beach. Instead of showing a modicum of humility he demonstrated that he was an arrogant dismissive ass incapable of learning. And the fish always rots from the head..
- Whatever happened with Corey Perry - it was poor timing for a team that should have been moving heaven and earth to be whiter than white after that Beach/Wirtz fiasco.

So whether this latest thing is fair on not fair, legit or not legit, it’s happened to a team that needs to get it’s shit together fast.

Lie with dogs, get fleas.

Let’s suppose this woman is a money grabbing opportunist who is just looking for a payout? Well, why on earth would she pick the Chicago Blackhawks of all teams to go after? Because shitty behavior in the recent past carries implications.

They terminated Perrys contract the second they found out about what happened.

Once you cater to groups like this, it never ends. They'll always want something more. I'd say, "If you don't want to buy ticket, don't. Feel free to whine about us in the press and no hard feelings".

My guess : There would be ZERO impact on their bottom line.

Now, they are out $250K , plus they have a lawsuit.

Once you le the genie out of the bottle, its nearly impossible to put him back in.

& in cases like these, the media kowtows to groups like this so organizations dont have the option to reverse course unless they ant a PR nightmare.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Sure, but "most people" are not native americans so on this particular issue, "most people" don't really have a say.

The people in question are descendants of the Sauk tribe and if they're cool with it I'm cool with it.

 

[Geoist]

That organization is top notch, a true representation of rotted carcass boys club that the NHL is comprised of. Even if we question the merits and motivations of this individual, they still used their charitable foundation to pay off a tribe so that they wouldn't have to rebrand from their racist logo.

What makes the logo racist?

 

[Frank Drebin]

Her ethnicity is important because?

 

[bottomofthefoodchain]

invite in a professional victim, don't be surprised when they find more reasons they should be one, and of course, get paid for it


i didn't realize native americans owned the team and had any say at all in what the name is

Not sure if you're trying to make a joke or if you just completely missed the point

 

[Frank Drebin]

What makes the logo racist?

Its a caricature of a native American

 

[#37]

What makes the logo racist?

It's not. The tribe got the payoff they were after. So, it is not racist, until the next time they want a payoff.

 

[Frank Drebin]

So an employee sent her a dick pic, she didn't report it, she was fired and now she's claiming sexual assault.

Going on the record this is going no where. Professional victim

 

[Geoist]

Its a caricature of a native American

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Its a caricature of a native American

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The Cleveland Indians logo was a caricature. The Black Hawk logo honors a specific individual/leader.

 

[#37]

At this point, it wouldn't surprise me if the woman was actually white.