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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been a fan of the team my whole life, because I was born in the District, and my dad played in their marching band when he was in high school, because he was born in the District, too.

I don't personally have a stake in what the name is, and I certainly don't feel as though I've been robbed of anything because of the name change. I [b]think the fact that — even if it's not unanimous — a large number of Native Americans think [/b]the former name is offensive should probably carry the day.

More importantly, though, I also don't think the president should be able to just weigh in and demand that a private business change its name in order to do a real estate deal on land that is no longer under federal control. [/quote]

- any proof for the part in bold?  I have not encountered any, and

- how many currently-enrolled tribes are there  in D.C.? [/quote]

There was a long protest movement led by American Indians, which the team ignored for years. This news story from 2020 has some background: https://apnews.com/article/sports-general-nfl-race-and-ethnicity-dc-wire-mlb-a6ddd9b0244e6d480eb796edcaa0d387

The fact that D.C. has no enrolled tribes seems to me to be a reason why the team should NOT use Native Americans as a mascot, not a reason to ignore concerns from some tribe members. [/quote]

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