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Navajo Nation suggests new name for Washington Redskins that 'honors and respects the First Americans
The Blaze ^ | July 13, 2020 | Breck Dumas

Posted on 07/14/2020 1:23:49 AM PDT by luvie

The Washington Redskins announced Monday that they would be retiring their team nickname and logo, but had not yet decided on their new moniker. In short order, the Navajo Nation offered a new name they believe would be a fitting replacement for the NFL franchise.

Two hours later, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez released a statement celebrating the Washington, D.C., area team's move, while noting that the franchise made its decision due to "mounting pressure and advocacy of Indigenous peoples...and many other warriors who fought long and hard for this change."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: culture; namechange; navajo; redskins
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To: Godzilla

You don’t name your team after some wimps you scorn


121 posted on 07/14/2020 9:02:04 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: odawg
odawg: "Hard to think that it could surmount Custer’s last stand, where only a horse survived."

Custer's command had 12 companies total, of which 3 companies under Renno, 3 more under Benteen and one company under McDougall survived.
Custer took five companies to Little Big Horn, of which none survived.
So, as a percentage, deaths were roughly half.

At the Battle of the Wabash (aka St. Clair's defeat), almost the entire command of about 1,000 men was killed by an equal number of Native Americans lead, in part, by Little Turtle.

If we compare the numbers killed to US populations then & now, in today's terms, Custer lost about 3,500 men but St. Clair lost over 100,000!

It's the greatest American army defeat nobody ever heard of.

122 posted on 07/14/2020 9:15:20 AM PDT by BroJoeK ((a little historical perspective...))
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To: Fiji Hill
"Interesting name because bulls don't sit."

You'd have to ask Big Chief about that -- he big like bull, sits in councils, inspires warriors at Little Big Horn, not like Custer...

Sitting Bull... Bull sitting -- yup, that's Washington.

;-)

123 posted on 07/14/2020 9:26:40 AM PDT by BroJoeK ((a little historical perspective...))
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To: Beagle8U
"Squatting dog is a Indian name, call them that."

And how many evil whites did Squatting Dog kill?

124 posted on 07/14/2020 9:30:11 AM PDT by BroJoeK ((a little historical perspective...))
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To: BroJoeK

I don’t know, some.


125 posted on 07/14/2020 9:34:03 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Slo-Joe Biden... puts the DEM in Dementia.)
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To: Blue Highway
I was thinking of DC Orangeskins.

126 posted on 07/14/2020 9:57:22 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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To: BushCountry

Brilliant graphic of the name I like best too! Only, I guess they’d prefer DC Orangeskins...just to stay away from slave owners, ya know.


127 posted on 07/14/2020 10:00:53 AM PDT by luvie (The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
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To: Pocketdoor

“The Washington Pocketdoors”

Why not?


128 posted on 07/14/2020 2:09:50 PM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: .44 Special

“The Pocatello Potatoes”

That won’t work; The Man stole the potato and took it back to Europe. White Man (and Orange Man) bad!


129 posted on 07/14/2020 2:10:56 PM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: cranked

Washington Wussies?

Washington Whimps?

I hope that ever how many millions of NFL fans there were before the insanity began stay away FOREVER!

And that the league goes bankrupt!

That is one of MY “privileges:” TO NEVER WATCH THE NFL AGAIN!


130 posted on 07/14/2020 2:56:11 PM PDT by Taxman (MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, AGAIN!)
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To: Blue Highway

Swamp Lizards


131 posted on 07/15/2020 9:28:48 AM PDT by ScholarWarrior
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