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How did Cleveland's baseball team end up with the name 'Indians'?
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Were the Cleveland Indians Named To Honor Baseball's First Native American Player?
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Were the Cleveland Indians Named To Honor Baseball's First Native American Player?
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pirates & indians — BEN SAKOGUCHI
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He's why Cleveland came to be called the Indians. How should they honor him?
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He's why Cleveland came to be called the Indians. How should they honor him?
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HONORING THE IMPACT OF LOUIS SOCKALEXIS – Warstic
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