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Indigenous leaders have been asked to consult on a new emblem for the Northwest Warriors after concerns were raised about a minor hockey team’s logo.

The Crowchild Hockey Association has announced it will “update” the logo in consultation with Tsuu T’ina after the parent of a seven-year-old girl told Postmedia her daughter refused to wear the team’s current jersey featuring a First Nations “warrior” wearing feathers.

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“Northwest Warriors leadership has met with Chief Lee Crowchild of the Tsuu T’ina Nation, and will be working in partnership with the Tsuu T’ina to update the Northwest Warriors logo,” the association said in a statement Friday.

“We look forward to working with Tsuu T’ina to develop updated imagery honouring Chief David Crowchild while considerate of our members and the communities we serve.”

The current logo was criticized for perpetuating offensive stereotypes about Indigenous people as “bloodthirsty savages,” similar to criticisms levelled at the Chicago Blackhawks, whose logo is nearly identical.