Individual Native American opinion in support of Redskins name Washington Redskins name controversy

in may 2013, redskins website reported opinions of local fan, stephen d. dodson, claimed chief , full-blooded american inuit aleutian tribes of alaska . said not redskins not offensive him , whole family , term of endearment indians on reservation ... call each other . roger goodell wrote letter congress in part pointed recent remarks chief steven dodson, american inuit chief indicate support nickname among native americans. reported dodson neither full-blooded inuit nor chief , court records linked him instances of theft, paternity, , domestic violence matters. executive director of inuit circumpolar council-alaska, said neither chief nor indian terms used alaska s native peoples.

also in 2013, brother , sister in oneida, new york, stated native american (mohawk) , ardent redskins fans. 3 virginia indian leaders said in 2013 not offended name redskins more concerned other issues such lack of federal recognition virginia tribe. robert 2 eagles green, retired chief of fredericksburg area patawomeck tribe, stated on radio talk show offended if team changed name. in article in american spectator, current chief of patawomeck tribe, john lightner, said while not offended current name, support changing team washington potomacs.

on november 25, 2013, part of nfl s salute service month , native american heritage month, washington redskins recognized 4 members of navajo code talkers association briefly during commercial break. 1 of them, roy hawthorne, has stated, opinion s name not team should keep, s name s american. action criticized amanda blackhorse, navajo, , described publicity stunt. in april 2014, navajo nation council voted in favor of statement opposing name of washington team, other disparaging references american indians other professional sports franchises. later year, members of navajo , zuni tribes , students red mesa redskins high school attended redskins vs. cardinals game guests of washington team.

in 2014 redskins released two-minute video on youtube entitled redskins powerful name in several native americans express support team. of fourteen individuals, 5 members of chippewa cree tribe on rocky boy indian reservation in montana , associated team redskins rodeo club. 2 mike wetzel , don wetzel, jr. (blackfeet), descendants of logo designer, , 6 others members of various tribes , state fans of team , find nothing wrong name, or think positive. 1 of individuals in video mark 1 wolf, reported being born mark e. yancey in washington, d.c., of african-american , japanese descent.

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