Braves’ name, chop are complex and personal issues for Native Americans | Charlotte Observer

Bo Taylor doesn't remember the exact year he brought a group of kids down from Cherokee, N.C., for a Braves game, but he remembers the exact moment their demeanor shifted.

Taylor, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and a former archivist and director at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, has always been a Braves fan and grew up watching Dale Murphy. Back in the days of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Taylor and the youngsters were enjoying the game, until another group of fans sat near them and started cheering and making a sound effect by patting hand to mouth.

"About the third inning, these guys showed up," Taylor said. "They were wearing these fake feathers. They had the war…