Representative Betty McCollum voiced her opinion to the NFL by telling the NFL there is no honor in a racial slur. She also went on to talk about how there were 11 tribes in their state and how their ancestors were hunted and wrongfully treated. She also took a quick jab testing the league urging to change the name of the team.The article made a very interesting point into the discussion in 2004 there was a poll given to Native Americans and 9 of 10 answered that they had no problem with the Redskin moniker. .
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Giago, Tim. "Indians as Mascots for America's Fun and Games." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 9 Feb. 2012. Web. 17 Nov. 2014. .
This article talks about how America fails to see how the Native Americans do not like being depicted as a mascot and the insensitivities that come with it. The writer talks about a time at a Redskins game where a pig was painted red, a feathered war bonnet attached to its head, and then the pig was chased around the football field at half-time at a Washington Redskins game. He then went on to question how would people feel if the same pig were painted black and had an afro attached to it. In this article Giago talks about the Spirit Lake Sioux tribe of North Dakota and how their support of the University of North Dakota is hurting them. He encourages the "smart " people of the tribe to inform their people that most Native Americans do not consider it an honor to be mimicked, insulted and demeaned by sports fans across America in the name of a high school, college or professional sports team mascot.