A Native American group is filing suit against the Washington Commanders, accusing the NFL franchise of defamation and suppressing Native American history.
Now, the Native American group is taking aim at the team that claimed to want to change its name to avoid offending Native Americans and letting them know that they’re offended: Not by the name Redskins, but by changing the name to Commanders.NAGA is seeking $1.6 million in damages from the Commanders. In addition, the suit focuses on the powerful,National Congress of American Indians for aiding in the suppression of Native American history and the use of imagery that depicts Native Americans.
The claim that the Redskins and specifically their logo honor “an actual Native American” is not of passing significance. NAGA hopes to prove in court that the team’s positive portrayal of a historically significant Native American chief shows that the team was promoting Native American history and not engaging in anything hateful or demeaning.
“The team’s original name and logo were inspired by 17th-century Lenni Lenape Chief Tammany, celebrated by colonial troops who fought the American Revolution as ‘the Patron Saint of America.'” “The powerful few, do not get to have a monopoly on the narrative. They cannot eradicate Native American history from the hearts and minds of Americans.”
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