Intro to American Indian Studies

Summer 2018

Zach Petersen Post 1

After watching the movie More Than a Word I have realized why Native Americans want the name changed. The name redskins is just as offensive for Native Americans as using the n word for blacks. The women that are leading the charge with taking legal action to try and make it so that any team has to change any name that is related to Indians. Mrs. Blackhorse is the one leading the charge now, but after a recent ruling in the supreme court they got rid of the case. That is not the end of it though for Mrs. Blackhorse she is still pushing to get the name changed. There are also none natives trying to get the name changed. As more and more people push to get the name changed it puts pressure on the team to make the change. 

I liked how Mrs. Blackhorse is not just focusing on one team she has also done some protesting at Kansas City Cheifs games trying to make sure people know that natives are not okay with the names and want them changed. Mrs. Blackhorse also talked about how she felt she needed to go through with the case she was pursuing and how she felt she need to take all of the hate and threats because she has a voice and it needs to be heard because if it goes unheard nothing will ever change and the racism will always be there.

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