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red·skin
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Native American. [link]

"The Washington Redskins is a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area." [link]

"...Indian people are still involved in what Michael Haney has described as the longest undeclared war against the American Indian, here in our own homeland. This war, no longer on battlefields is now being fought in the courtrooms, corporation boardrooms, and classrooms over the appropriation of Native American names, spiritual and cultural symbols by professional sports, Hollywood, schools, and universities. The issue for us is the right to self identification and self determination this is the fight of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media.

The American Indian community for 50 years has worked to banish images and names like Cleveland's chief wahoo, Washington redskins, Kansas City chiefs, Atlanta braves. We work to remind people of consciousness of the use of the symbols resemblance to other historic, racist images of the past. Chief wahoo offends Indian people the same way that little black sambo offended African Americans and the frito bandito offended the Hispanic community and should have offended all of us. It assaults the principle of justice."

--Charlene Teters [link]

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I personally find it repulsive that Washington D.C. (home to the government of the United States), which has worked from its inception to conquer Native Americans through genocide, ethnic cleansing, and the persistent breaking of treaties, can in good faith, house an NFL Team named the Washington Redskins.

While diversity has certainly found its way to the Capitol, the Red road to Washington is still painted white...

Red Crow Says Goodbye: [link]

American Indian Movement: [link]
Stream AIM Radio all-day/everyday: [link]

Description
(+Full Screen)

red·skin
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Native American. [link]

"The Washington Redskins is a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area." [link]

"...Indian people are still involved in what Michael Haney has described as the longest undeclared war against the American Indian, here in our own homeland. This war, no longer on battlefields is now being fought in the courtrooms, corporation boardrooms, and classrooms over the appropriation of Native American names, spiritual and cultural symbols by professional sports, Hollywood, schools, and universities. The issue for us is the right to self identification and self determination this is the fight of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media.

The American Indian community for 50 years has worked to banish images and names like Cleveland's chief wahoo, Washington redskins, Kansas City chiefs, Atlanta braves. We work to remind people of consciousness of the use of the symbols resemblance to other historic, racist images of the past. Chief wahoo offends Indian people the same way that little black sambo offended African Americans and the frito bandito offended the Hispanic community and should have offended all of us. It assaults the principle of justice."

--Charlene Teters [link]

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I personally find it repulsive that Washington D.C. (home to the government of the United States), which has worked from its inception to conquer Native Americans through genocide, ethnic cleansing, and the persistent breaking of treaties, can in good faith, house an NFL Team named the Washington Redskins.

While diversity has certainly found its way to the Capitol, the Red road to Washington is still painted white...

Red Crow Says Goodbye: [link]

American Indian Movement: [link]
Stream AIM Radio all-day/everyday: [link]