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robin says i'm a descendant of robin says i'm a descendant of the chippewa tribe. the chippewa tribe. we don't care what they call we don't care what they call their american football team. their american football team. we as people are raising we as people are raising children and grandchildren who children and grandchildren who will not let this type of racism will not let this type of racism go on. go on. name change may not happen this name change may not happen this season or the next but it will season or the next but it will happen. happen. finally melissa says, people are finally melissa says, people are so sensitive these days. so sensitive these days. it's just football. it's just football. find out a way to help the find out a way to help the native american native american people. people. >> turning on a football team >> turning on a football team carries on carries on weight weight . . picking up the fight with their picking up the fight with their change the mascot campaign. change the mascot campaign. everyone from nbc sports everyone from nbc sports analysts bob analysts bob costas to president costas to president barack obama have weighed in. barack obama have weighed in. how do native americans feel? how do native americans feel? >> i'm not a caricature or a >> i'm not a caricature or a

mascot. mascot. >> i am not >> i am not a caricature or a a caricature or a mascot. mascot. >> i'm not a caricature or a >> i'm not a caricature or a dead relic of the american past. dead relic of the american past. i'm a human being. i'm a human being. >> we are human beings. >> we are human beings. change the name. change the name. >> change the name. >> change the name. change the name. change the name. >> change did name. >> change did name. >> change the name. >> change the name. >> that is a video made by one >> that is a video made by one native american. native american. who rallied others to speak out. who rallied others to speak out. not all native americans dislike not all native americans dislike the name or even care. the name or even care. who should decide if the who should decide if the washington redskins should washington redskins should change the name? change the name? a sportswriter at the nation has a sportswriter at the nation has determined that the team needs a determined that the team needs a change. change. author of the author of the redskins redskins encyclopedia, he is a long time encyclopedia, he is a long time fan of the team. fan of the team. also on skype, sue san also on skype, sue san harjo, harjo, she's president of the morning she's president of the morning star institute an american civil star institute an american civil rights organization, also rights organization, also

actively protesting the name for actively protesting the name for years. years. and regina, a and regina, a former tribal former tribal councilwoman and a redskins fan. councilwoman and a redskins fan. dave, let's start with you. dave, let's start with you. what's the big deal? what's the big deal? why change the why change the name? name? >> it's defined in webster's >> it's defined in webster's dictionary as a slur. dictionary as a slur. the team, representing the the team, representing the nation's capital, should it be nation's capital, should it be called something that offends so called something that offends so many people. many people. that's the key question and how that's the key question and how does the nfl want to represent does the nfl want to represent civility to civility to its -- itself to its its -- itself to its fans? fans? come out and come out and vocally defend its vocally defend its name? name? >> talk about the origin of the >> talk about the origin of the name and the historic name and the historic relationship between the team relationship between the team and native americans. and native americans. >> well, the team has a very, >> well, the team has a very, very strong relationship with very strong relationship with native americans. native americans. going all the way back to going all the way back to 1932, 1932, while the original name of the while the original name of the team was the braves, they played team was the braves, they played

in boston, the boston braves. in boston, the boston braves. the following season they the following season they changed their name to redskins. changed their name to redskins. they started playing at fenway they started playing at fenway park, the home of the boston red park, the home of the boston red sox. sox. and george and george preston marshall took preston marshall took the name, and that's how he came the name, and that's how he came up with redskins. up with redskins. he also named team in honor of he also named team in honor of his coach that his coach that year year lone star lone star de de deitz who claimed to be deitz who claimed to be a part a part sioux. sioux. >> any of the owners that have >> any of the owners that have led the redskins, nothing led the redskins, nothing offensive or disparaging or pe i offensive or disparaging or pe i don' don' pejorative by that pejorative by that name. name. >> something as a mascot evokes >> something as a mascot evokes something positive why does it something positive why does it matter? matter?

>> well, i think it's just a >> well, i think it's just a little pecular that little pecular that they would they would cling so long and so hard to cling so long and so hard to inanimate objects and to these inanimate objects and to these false personnas, all of native false personnas, all of native america in the way that we america in the way that we measure our measure our views, all our views, all our native organizations say change native organizations say change this name that it's a slur, it this name that it's a slur, it is a pejorative. is a pejorative. and it doesn't matter who means and it doesn't matter who means it or who it or who doesn't doesn't . . what matters is the effect. what matters is the effect. the people who are doing the the people who are doing the offending don't get to say what offending don't get to say what hurts or what's the nature of hurts or what's the nature of the offense. the offense. >> our community is chiming in >> our community is chiming in lisa as you can lisa as you can imagine. imagine. institutionalize, it shouldn't institutionalize, it shouldn't be a question of should they be a question of should they change their name but when. change their name but when. >> and then kevin says those >> and then kevin says those against changing the name are against changing the name are mostly nonnative and ignore our mostly nonnative and ignore our history of

history of genocide. genocide. rey jeerregina rey jeerregina you are a native you are a native american, what is your position? american, what is your position? >> thank you, advice, born and >> thank you, advice, born and raised on the res and resides on raised on the res and resides on her res. her res. there are plenty in indian there are plenty in indian country who reside on the res country who reside on the res who love the washington redskins who love the washington redskins support the name and don't feel support the name and don't feel it's pejorative. it's pejorative. what i find suspect is primarily what i find suspect is primarily this campaign being led by urban this campaign being led by urban indians with essentially no indians with essentially no connection to their tribe and so connection to their tribe and so they're out of touch with what they're out of touch with what truly are the concerns truly are the concerns of of india's in india's in india -- india -- yind yind ns in ns in when there are other issues that when there are other issues that are more -- tangible and of are more -- tangible and of substance to people who live on substance to people who live on the res.

the res. for example substandard health for example substandard health care, inadequate care, inadequate housing, crubt housing, crubt tribal politicians, tribe tribal politicians, tribe members being illegally members being illegally disenrolled. disenrolled. when we have a spotlight and the when we have a spotlight and the mic and we're talking about a mic and we're talking about a sports franchise people have sports franchise people have lost their way, more importantly lost their way, more importantly the fact of the matter the fact of the matter is, is, hypothetically if this name was hypothetically if this name was to change, how does to change, how does that stages that stages change what is going on in change what is going on in indian indian country? country? >> i see you raising your >> i see you raising your happened. happened. i'm mad by things that have i'm mad by things that have said so far. said so far. first of all it is absolute first of all it is absolute historical revisionism, historical revisionism, to say to say knowledge jo marble was an open knowledge jo marble was an open proud proud segregationist, and let me segregationist, and let me finish we're going to do this finish we're going to do this one person at a time. one person at a time. >> absolutely no >> absolutely no correlation. correlation. >> absolutely -- >> absolutely -- yeah, mike yeah, mike

first of all mike i want to first of all mike i want to thank you mike for being on this thank you mike for being on this show because no one on the team show because no one on the team will ever come on the show to will ever come on the show to defend the defend the teams. teams. it's it's amazing that ajam has found amazing that ajam has found someone to defend that. someone to defend that. this is the last team to every this is the last team to every integrate in the league. integrate in the league. there is study after academic there is study after academic study that shows that the use of study that shows that the use of native american mass cots native american mass cots actually allows the dominant actually allows the dominant culture to turn a blind eye to culture to turn a blind eye to the very problems on the res the very problems on the res that regina that regina describes. describes. the taking on the taking on the poverty that the poverty that she is describing and then the she is describing and then the last point if i could the last last point if i could the last thing i should say is regina thing i should say is regina said something profoundly said something profoundly offensive. offensive. there are tribal council to there are tribal council to tribal council from the choctaw tribal council from the choctaw to the american indian to the american indian movement, movement,

who oppose the name, is who oppose the name, is profoundingly misleading for profoundingly misleading for your audience. your audience. >> but suzanne is saying the >> but suzanne is saying the same thing. same thing. regina go ahead and speak and regina go ahead and speak and then mike we'll get to then mike we'll get to you you . . assembly appreciate that. assembly appreciate that. the crux of the matter, let's go the crux of the matter, let's go to the declaration of to the declaration of independence, uses the independence, uses the phrase, phrase, merciless native american merciless native american indian. indian. you should be leading the fight you should be leading the fight with the federal government. with the federal government. i think some of your action he i think some of your action he are suspect. are suspect. i respect some of your work, you i respect some of your work, you have done good work in the past have done good work in the past but forfeiting the spotlight on but forfeiting the spotlight on this issue is a disservice for this issue is a disservice for those who live on the res. those who live on the res. getting back to the founder of getting back to the founder of the the redskins, any founderrer of redskins, any founderrer of a business is not going to set a business is not going to set up the name and essentially up the name and essentially hijack its success. hijack its success.

when he named this team the when he named this team the redskins he did that on the redskins he did that on the premise that indigenous people premise that indigenous people were strong warriors, to were strong warriors, to demonstrate and represent who demonstrate and represent who these native americans are. these native americans are. >> despite those in support of >> despite those in support of the redskins name, mike i want the redskins name, mike i want to get you in before we hit the to get you in before we hit the break. break. >> when george >> when george preston preston marshall marshall formed that formed that name, being a name, being a warrior is what he metropolitan warrior is what he metropolitan by the nickname. by the nickname. thank you also for coming on thank you also for coming on dave, saying okay because dave, saying okay because marshall was marshall was the last owner to the last owner to integrate in the nfl, i've never integrate in the nfl, i've never come across anything like that. come across anything like that. marshall was a showman, okay, marshall was a showman, okay, and he thought with having this and he thought with having this native american theme with the native american theme with the redskins he would draw more redskins he would draw more people to -- people to --

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why welcome back. why welcome back. we're talking about native we're talking about native americans, washington redskins, americans, washington redskins, other teams that have similar other teams that have similar type names, should they change type names, should they change their names as their names as well? well? >> andrew: the >> andrew: the redskins should redskins should change their change their names. names. the indians should stop the the indians should stop the chop. chop. black hawks oar black hawks oar native american native american tribe. tribe. however redskins have a racial however redskins have a racial overtone. overtone. chief chief wahoo has something to do, wahoo has something to do, only the redskins is used as a only the redskins is used as a term of term of dereiteration. dereiteration. >> so suzanne, i want to talk >> so suzanne, i want to talk about the political and about the political and financial implications of financial implications of changing the names. changing the names. there are about 700 colleges there are about 700 colleges universities high schools that universities high schools that all use some sort of native all use some sort of native american mascot. american mascot. if the redskins were to change if the redskins were to change

their name what would be the their name what would be the trickle down effect, what would trickle down effect, what would your expectations be? your expectations be? >> most of the professional >> most of the professional teams have changed. teams have changed. we have already changed we have already changed two-thirds of these so-called two-thirds of these so-called native references in sports. native references in sports. since 1970. since 1970. so that's the good news. so that's the good news. we've changed over we've changed over 2,000 2,000 . . and we just have about 900 and we just have about 900 left. left. let's talk about who speaks for let's talk about who speaks for whom. whom. i was just out at the national i was just out at the national conference of indians session conference of indians session and talked in the plenary and talked in the plenary session and did an update and session and did an update and over two dozen people took to over two dozen people took to the microphones on the floor and the microphones on the floor and not one was in opposition and not one was in opposition and a a resolution commending the resolution commending the president for speaking out on president for speaking out on this and calling on various this and calling on various administration representatives administration representatives to do certain to do certain things, was things, was passed passed

unanimously at every level. unanimously at every level. no opposition. no opposition. now, that is not the same thing now, that is not the same thing as my spewing some opinion that as my spewing some opinion that opinion. opinion. this is an this is an opinion of native opinion of native america the way we speak through america the way we speak through our organizations. our organizations. >> dave, speaking of the >> dave, speaking of the national council of american national council of american indians, blackie wetzel was the indians, blackie wetzel was the one that encouraged the redskins one that encouraged the redskins to use the independence chief to use the independence chief head on the helmet, he was the head on the helmet, he was the one that convinced them oget rid one that convinced them oget rid of the vince lombardi logo, is of the vince lombardi logo, is it one or it one or both? both? >> it is everything, as we are >> it is everything, as we are having a having a discussion, a woman by discussion, a woman by the name of mary phillips of the the name of mary phillips of the

oem hawes nation, the story she oem hawes nation, the story she talked about, being bullied and talked about, being bullied and being called a red skin. being called a red skin. and a high school team called and a high school team called the indians, a banner, we'll the indians, a banner, we'll leave the indians with a trail leave the indians with a trail of tears. of tears. that was viral and went that was viral and went around. around. the thing about these mass cots, the thing about these mass cots, it makes us stupider about our it makes us stupider about our history. history. i can say that, as an american, i can say that, as an american, we can't afford to be much we can't afford to be much stupider to our history. stupider to our history. as we comicallous to our as we comicallous to our history, we not only disrespect history, we not only disrespect people, our ancestors, people people, our ancestors, people who suffered but we make it that who suffered but we make it that much more difficult to address much more difficult to address very real 21st century very real 21st century problems on the problems on the reservations. reservations. >> rey >> rey regina what do you say for regina what do you say for that? that? we may not have regina we may not have regina back. back. >> may i speak to that? >> may i speak to that? >> sure go ahead. >> sure go ahead.

>> i >> i wanted to speak on walter wanted to speak on walter wetzel. wetzel. the saying at the same time the the saying at the same time the name and the name and the logo, should be logo, should be eliminated? eliminated? i mean, i don't understand the i mean, i don't understand the connection there. connection there. here we have a man, he was the here we have a man, he was the most powerful native american in most powerful native american in the country at the time, in the the country at the time, in the '50s and '60s when he was '50s and '60s when he was the president of ncai. the president of ncai. so how do you justify the fact so how do you justify the fact that today you want to change that today you want to change that? that? >> well, mike let -- >> well, mike let -- >> when did he that, he did not >> when did he that, he did not have the have the emprimatur of ncai. emprimatur of ncai. he was not speaking for the he was not speaking for the organization when he was organization when he was promoting that kind of promoting that kind of stereotyping. stereotyping. >> would we ever say? >> would we ever say? i don't get it, in the 1950s i don't get it, in the 1950s you had water fountains for you had water fountains for black people and white people, black people and white people, what's the big deal, sports is

what's the big deal, sports is incredibly powerful as a incredibly powerful as a cultural shaper in this country cultural shaper in this country and it should reflect the fact and it should reflect the fact that this is a changing nation. that this is a changing nation. >> let me get some perspective, >> let me get some perspective, on facebook, has everything to on facebook, has everything to do with correctness make a moral do with correctness make a moral and and principled decision. principled decision. this is from the national this is from the national conference of american conference of american independence, new york independence, new york jews, san jews, san francisco francisco chinamen, very chinamen, very controversial. controversial. the pressure has to come from the pressure has to come from the fans, the the fans, the only people only people getting the word in. getting the word in. mark video mark video comment. comment. >> i'm from central new york and >> i'm from central new york and the national leader ray the national leader ray halbritter has come out, making halbritter has come out, making a statement like that very a statement like that very obvious that the nation is in obvious that the nation is in fact fact racist. racist. schneider. schneider. it is it is clearly a lucrative one. clearly a lucrative one.

you have to talk to daniel you have to talk to daniel schneider on a dollars and cents schneider on a dollars and cents bottom line. bottom line. >> let's talk about the color >> let's talk about the color green. green. the third the third most valuable most valuable franchise is the redskins after franchise is the redskins after the patriots the patriots and and the lions. the lions. >> loved going to the games in >> loved going to the games in d.c., he's never been shy about d.c., he's never been shy about the fact that he wants the team the fact that he wants the team inside washington, d.c. and not inside washington, d.c. and not out in landover maryland which out in landover maryland which as many knows not easy to get as many knows not easy to get to, not easy to leave the to, not easy to leave the stadium is now one of the older stadium is now one of the older ones in the national football ones in the national football league. league. and the d.c. city council and and the d.c. city council and the mayor have made it very the mayor have made it very clear if you want public funding clear if you want public funding if you want tax breaks if you if you want tax breaks if you want that stadium inside want that stadium inside washington, d.c. the name has washington, d.c. the name has got to change. got to change. and i have to think at the end and i have to think at the end of the day that's going to be of the day that's going to be the mow compelling factor. the mow compelling factor. >> mike, how would it affect the

>> mike, how would it affect the fans? fans? >> the fans would be devastated. >> the fans would be devastated. the redskins fans only know the the redskins fans only know the pride. pride. it is their football team and it is their football team and the redskins fan base everybody the redskins fan base everybody i speak to does not want a name i speak to does not want a name change. change. it would be very odd for a it would be very odd for a redskins fan to come out and say redskins fan to come out and say hey you know, we think the name hey you know, we think the name of the team should be changed. of the team should be changed. i mean this is a name that goes i mean this is a name that goes back more than 80 years, which back more than 80 years, which leads to my point, and that is, leads to my point, and that is, i believe it is a matter of i believe it is a matter of political correctness today that political correctness today that we are on this route. we are on this route. and i don't think it's right. and i don't think it's right. i think it really is doing i think it really is doing damage in a sense to our society damage in a sense to our society that we're being so sensitive that we're being so sensitive like this. like this. this is a sports nickname. this is a sports nickname. and it's only been known as and it's only been known as that. that. >> couple of points. >> couple of points. first of all there was actually first of all there was actually a poll taken, almost 80% of a poll taken, almost 80% of washington football fans said it washington football fans said it would have no effect on how they would have no effect on how they feel about the team and 23% of feel about the team and 23% of people in the d.c. maryland people in the d.c. maryland virginia area said they would be

virginia area said they would be more likely to root for the more likely to root for the team. team. if they changed -- if they changed -- >> but the poll -- >> but the poll -- >> yeah but there's been a >> yeah but there's been a massive shift in the last 6'8" massive shift in the last 6'8" months. months. >> but the poll said 80% would >> but the poll said 80% would not be offended by -- they have not be offended by -- they have no problem with the washington no problem with the washington redskins. redskins. >> as that enters sports i'd be >> as that enters sports i'd be happy to send the poll out to happy to send the poll out to anybody, survey u.s.a. poll, anybody, survey u.s.a. poll, that's the poll coming. that's the poll coming. the second point i believe the second point i believe pertains -- pertains -- >> make it quick. >> make it quick. >> if native americans would >> if native americans would be, be, it's 0.6 per of the region, we it's 0.6 per of the region, we have to be like responsible for have to be like responsible for the history of why it's only the history of why it's only 0.6% and the tream name 0.6% and the tream name absolutely has to change. absolutely has to change. >> coming up, if the washington >> coming up, if the washington redskins were to change their redskins were to change their name, what do you think they name, what do you think they would be called? would be called? send us your choices. send us your choices. right after the break. right after the break.

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we're talking about the washington redskins and whether washington redskins and whether they should change their name. they should change their name. we asked our community to send we asked our community to send in their ideas just in case the in their ideas just in case the team made the move and came to team made the move and came to us for suggestions. us for suggestions. we got some interesting ones. we got some interesting ones. >> lots >> lots of interesting of interesting ones. ones. chris said reddish but not in a chris said reddish but not in a racist way skins. racist way skins. and then tad, i sway but we need and then tad, i sway but we need to call them the red next. to call them the red next. and then andrew, calling them and then andrew, calling them the washington honey bees. the washington honey bees. and finally the red blues and finally the red blues covering both republicans and covering both republicans and democrats. democrats. >> awesome. >> awesome. my my favorite, favorite, dave's name, the dave's name, the shutdowns. shutdowns. i love it. i love it. do you think this movement is do you think this movement is going odie down or is it going going odie down or is it going to accelerate? to accelerate? >> this isn't going anywhere. >> this isn't going anywhere. the washington team has been the washington team has been protected for the last 20 years protected for the last 20 years because of their own because of their own

mediocrity. mediocrity. but robert griffin but robert griffin iii has been iii has been bringing the team into the bringing the team into the spotlight. spotlight. the presence of native american the presence of native american voice like voice like oneida, dan schneider oneida, dan schneider hats been teaching a master hats been teaching a master class in antiindian class in antiindian relations. relations. nervous about standing with him, nervous about standing with him, and those who want to change the and those who want to change the name that much more serious name that much more serious about doing it. about doing it. >> i think you have to lay off >> i think you have to lay off dan schneider. dan schneider. he he nature nature inherited the team in 1999. inherited the team in 1999. >> you know how obnoxious he's >> you know how obnoxious he's been about this. been about this. >> he is not the only redskins >> he is not the only redskins owner who has said no about owner who has said no about changing the name. changing the name. i wanted to go back to the polls i wanted to go back to the polls

that you mentioned earlier dave. that you mentioned earlier dave. the one in 2004 by the a the one in 2004 by the a nrveghtsavert -- nrveghtsavert -- anavert anavert institute, concluded that 90% of institute, concluded that 90% of native americans had no trouble native americans had no trouble with the with the nickname. nickname. that's to knee crux. that's to knee crux. what does native americans feel? what does native americans feel? let me finish please. let me finish please. >> it is a profoundly >> it is a profoundly discredited poll. discredited poll. >> they didn't know who was on >> they didn't know who was on the other end of that poll. the other end of that poll. >> you could say that on any >> you could say that on any poll. poll. >> how terrible that poll -- >> how terrible that poll -- >> other terms in our society we >> other terms in our society we know are very disparaging, this know are very disparaging, this is not as cut and dry. is not as cut and dry. that poll 90% there are more that poll 90% there are more than 60 high schools in the than 60 high schools in the country or 60 schools in the country or 60 schools in the country that use the nickname country that use the nickname redskins. redskins. let me give you an example. let me give you an example. the spokane tribe, spokane in the spokane tribe, spokane in washington state, their high washington state, their high

school is called the red skips. school is called the red skips. the student body is 90% native the student body is 90% native american. american. to me, i'm not to me, i'm not convinced. convinced. there's got to be some type of there's got to be some type of majority of native americans who majority of native americans who are offended by this term. are offended by this term. >> mike let's get some community >> mike let's get some community in. in. tiffany says if there comes a tiffany says if there comes a point where you're that offended point where you're that offended don't buy their stuff. don't buy their stuff. on the other side, dennis says, on the other side, dennis says, all this is disgusting and all this is disgusting and offensive. offensive. suzanne what are your thoughts? suzanne what are your thoughts? >> all this nonsense about >> all this nonsense about polling us and everything all polling us and everything all you have to do is ask us. you have to do is ask us. we've been saying over and over we've been saying over and over and over again, through all our and over again, through all our national organizations, national organizations, educators, journalists, elders, educators, journalists, elders, tribal leaders, any way you want tribal leaders, any way you want to slice native american to slice native american society, everyone has said, we society, everyone has said, we want an end to all of these want an end to all of these racist stereotypes and cultural racist stereotypes and cultural appropriations. appropriations.

>> dave, we've got about 40 >> dave, we've got about 40 seconds left in the show, why seconds left in the show, why don't you wrap it up for don't you wrap it up for us. us. >> full column about how his >> full column about how his father-in-law who's native father-in-law who's native american loves the redskins american loves the redskins name. name. his father-in-law got in touch his father-in-law got in touch with rick with rick reilly and said that's reilly and said that's not what i said, please print a not what i said, please print a retraction. retraction. rick reilly refused to do it. rick reilly refused to do it. he had to publish his own he had to publish his own column. column. masses of native americans and masses of native americans and organizations saying, this organizations saying, this offends us yet a lot of folks offends us yet a lot of folks like dan schneider and others like dan schneider and others are not listening. are not listening. >> thanks oall of our guests, >> thanks oall of our guests, dave, dave, suzanne, suzanne, regina and regina and mike. mike. until until next time waj and i will next time waj and i will see you online. see you online. qanni is

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