Recently, there has been a lot of talk surrounding the name of the football team representing the District of Columbia. In addition, the National Congress of American Indians deems it “harmful”. Though some Indian Americans view the name and logo of the team as an achievement or are proud of it, many find it insulting and demeaning. As an owner it makes sense to go against changing the name since it’s estimated to cost around twenty million dollars. As an owner, I would not want to spend these types of funds on something because it hurt someone’s feelings. But, if I step inside of their shoes, would I want any team name to be the Washington Hillbillies or the Washington Wetbacks? You’d like people, especially a group of people to respect you, your people and how you see yourself. These “caricatures” are insulting and very negative. If a team, company or any organization has or wants to have a mascot representing an Indian or Native American, it should respect the race. If your logo is of anyone it should be respectful but especially America’s first people.
