Philip Yenyo is a Native American civil rights activist.
He is one of several prominent activists to spearhead the movement against the use of Native American imagery as sports mascots.
[3] Yenyo has dedicated a significant portion of resources to protesting the use of Chief Wahoo mascot by the Cleveland Indians.
"[5] "This imagery, most sports teams are named after animals and they put us in that same category.
"[6] He has also explicated on the exploitation of other items of sacred significance to American Indian.