The Battle to Rename Washington’s Football Team | NBC4 Washington

Since the 1960s, activists have called for sports teams to stop using Native Americans as mascots. The movement’s first wins happened on college campuses such as the University of Oklahoma, Dartmouth University, and Stanford University. In this digital original, we explore the long fight to change the mascot and name of Washington’s football team.
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