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Atlanta Braves won’t change name but are studying chop chant

AP photo by David Tullis / Atlanta Braves fans do the tomahawk chop during the ninth inning of a home game against the San Francisco Giants on May 2, 2014.
AP photo by David Tullis / Atlanta Braves fans do the tomahawk chop during the ninth inning of a home game against the San Francisco Giants on May 2, 2014. AP photo by David Tullis / Atlanta Braves fans do the tomahawk chop during the ninth inning of a home game against the San Francisco Giants on May 2, 2014.

By CHARLES ODUM / The Associated Press 3 min read

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves said they have no plans to follow the lead of the NFL’s Washington Redskins and change their team name.

“We will always be the Atlanta Braves,” the Major League Baseball team said in a letter sent to season ticket holders on Friday and obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.

The tomahawk chop chant used by fans is under review, however. The team said in the letter it is seeking input from the Native American community, fans, players and former players as it examines the fan experience, including the familiar chant.

The Redskins announced Monday they will change their name and Indian head logo.

The Braves said they have established a “cultural working relationship” with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina and formed a Native American Working Group.