Hawkeye State to "The Hawk-Eye and Iowa Patriot" in tribute to friend Chief Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. Edwards proposed the nickname "Hawk-eyes" in 1838 to "...rescue from oblivion a memento, at least, of the name of the old chief", Black Hawk. The University of Iowa's athletic teams are nicknamed the Hawkeyes and feature a mascot named Herky the Hawk. The University of Iowa borrowed its athletic nickname from the state of Iowa. The name Hawkeye was originally applied to a hero in a fictional novel, The Last of the Mohicans, written by James Fenimore Cooper; the author had the Delaware Indians
The Hawkeye Initiative A series of commentators had discussed the absurdity of the "Strong Female Superhero Pose" in 2011 — 2012, with some photographic gender-swapped recreations produced. The Hawkeye initiative page lists four blog posts on its 'Origins' page, including the suggestion of the specific formula by comic artist Noelle Stevenson in late 2012. The first such gender-swapped image was drawn by the comic artist Blue. The reason behind choosing Hawkeye in particular (though in the case of poses that involve more than one female character, Captain America and other well-known Avengers are also used) is due to the fact that Blue's first