Buffalo, buffalo, KAA Gent! A Native American in Belgium

Looking over my son ' s shoulder as he played FIFA, I was struck by the fact that the badge of the Belgian football club KAA Gent is a Native American (1) man, with feathered headdress, and I wondered why that was.    On the club ' s website (Flemish,French, English) is the story of how Buffalo Bill ' s show came to Ghent (English spelling has the " h " , the Flemish does not).  That is the origin of the chant which is the title of this post.  The club ' s badge came from the fact that there were Sioux people in the show.  The club argue that the image is not stereotypical, and that the man shown is looking into the future.  Although, this blog post fromBeyond the Spectacle should be read too, about the nature of Buffalo Bill ' s show.  (Beyond the Spectacle is a project of the University of Kent and the University of East Anglia, looking at Native North American presence in Britain).The club ' s site has apage describing the social conditions of Native American people, and it does talk about the club ' s wish to work with Native American communities on projects (although I did not see any specifics (2)).  That page does say:" To this day, Native Americans fall victim to poverty, health problems, poor housing condtions and shortages, poor working and living conditions and a lack of education. With its logo, KAA Gent seeks to draw attention throughout Europe to the social situation the Native Ameri...
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