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Change the Mascot Change the Mascot is a national campaign to end the use of the racial slur “r*dskins” as the mascot and name of the NFL team in Washington, D.C. Launched by the Oneida Indian Nation, the campaign calls upon the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell to do the right thing and bring an end the use of the racial epithet. View Our Fact SheetRead: Native Americans Unite to Speak Out Against Racially Offensive Mascot NameView: Ten facts omitted by the Washington D.C. team s new PR websiteRead: Letters to Twitter, Google and Facebook from the Change the Mascot CampaignEditorial: A Change Will Come by Oneida Nation Representative Ray HalbritterEMPIRICAL STUDIESLaurel R. Davis-Delano, Joseph P. Gone Stephanie A. Fryberg (2020) The psycho-social effects of Native American mascots: a comprehensive review of empirical research findings, Race Ethnicity and EducationLATEST PRESS RELEASE7/13/20: Oneida Indian Nation, Leader of the Change the Mascot Campaign, Commends NFL and Washington Franchise for Removing R-Word Slur from Team Name and Mascot7/3/20: Change the Mascot Calls for Immediate Change Following Washington NFL Team Announcement That It Will “Review” Team’s Racist Name and Mascot7/2/20: Change the Mascot Praises FedEx for Calling on Washington NFL Team to Drop its Racist R-Word NameIN THE NEWSRay Halbritter Op-Ed, CNN: The terrible R-word that football needed to loseJuly 13, 2020Oneida Nation leader Ray Halbritter on Washington NFL team change: ‘It’s about respect’July 13, 2020Wall Street Journal: Washington’s NFL Team Officially Drops the R*dskins NameJuly 13, 2020ESPN: Washington NFL team says it will retire R*dskins name, logoJuly 13, 2020Oneida Nation leader to R*dskins: Stand on the right side of history July 4, 2020R*dskins to undergo thorough review of nicknameJuly 3, 2020Washington R*dskins Urged to Lose Name, or Millions in SponsorshipsJuly 1, 2020Report: Investors send letters asking Nike, FedEx, PepsiCo to terminate relationships with R*dskinsJuly 1, 2020Unless Daniel Snyder changes R*dskins name, RFK site is off the table, officials sayJuly 1, 2020Statue of former R*dskins owner George Preston Marshall removed from RFK StadiumJune 19, 2020Jeva Lange, The Week: We re missing the most glaringly racist brands.June 18, 2020Teton School District Replaces R*dskins MascotJune 17, 2020Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post: The R*dskins’ name is the shameful statue of the NFL. Tear it down.June 16, 2020D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser: R*dskins need to change team nameJune 12, 2020Native American Advocates Call Out R*dskins and Other Teams Condemning RacismJune 3, 2020Michigan schools scraps R*dskins mascot, citing divisionMarch 9, 2020Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban Native American mascotsFeb. 27, 2020Washington R*dskins name, Native mascots offend more than previously reportedBy Yasmin Anwar, Berkeley News, Feb. 4, 2020Native American leaders say fight to change Washington R*dskins mascot continuesBy Payne Horning, WRVO, May 31, 2016We must stop the NFL from exporting racismBy Rep. Betty McCollum and Michael Dugher, MP, Feb. 29, 2016Dolphins owner s anti-racism group should address team nameBy Ray Halbritter and Jacqueline Pata, Dec. 25, 2015Monument to Segregationist Should be Removed from RFK StadiumBy Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler and Ray HalbritterThe destructive dynamic of dehumanizing Native AmericansBy Ray Halbritter and Jacqueline PataChange the Mascot leader Ray Halbritter talked with The Hollywood Reporter regarding the use of racist American Indian imagery in professional sports.Watch: The Daily Show’s recent interview with Native American author Sherman Alexie. The segment extensively discusses the Washington NFL team’s use of the  R-word slur, and how Native Americans are often left out of discussions about the name and its offensive nature.“I know that R*dskins is a racial slur because it’s never been said in a positive way to me,” Alexie said in the interview. “For all of these fans of the R*dskins and the sports teams, I would challenge them to go into a tribal setting, you know, go to a tribal council meeting, and walk in and yell out to the assembled Natives Hello R*dskins and see how that goes.' Read: British Members of Parliament urge NFL to change Washington name or send different team to U.K.See also: Leading national British newspaper The Independent recently published a column centered around the Washington NFL team’s trip to London scheduled for next season. The piece urges Wembley Stadium, which will host the team in October, to be consistent in its strong anti-racism stands when the D.C. franchise visits with a mascot the paper describes as “racist and derogatory.” The article also calls upon the BBC, which will broadcast the game, to honor its responsibilities by standing against the offensive name.MEDIA SPOTLIGHTChange the Mascot Praises Adidas for Momentous Offer to Help End Offensive Native American Mascots read moreVIDEO – President Barack Obama Pushes Adidas to Work with Washington s NFL on changing the name.VIDEO – California Senate Education Committee Hearing on AB30 “California Racial Mascots Act” Press Conference.Watch: An episode of Native Report featuring coverage of the Change the Mascot Campaign rally that took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the NFL seasonRead: Citing Civil Rights History, Groups Ask NFL Players to Oppose Washington NFL Team Name and Join the Change the Mascot CampaignRead the letter to NFL playersView the current and former NFL player, coaches and executives in support of change50 Senators to NFL: Follow NBA s Lead and Change Washington Team NameWatch: Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter appeared on MSNBCs Jansing Co. to discuss the latest developmentsOneida Indian Nation Praises New York Lawmakers for Resolution Calling on Pro Sports Leagues to Stop Using Racial Slurs  read moreVIDEO: Remarks by Oneida Nation Representative Ray HalbritterVIDEO: Remarks by members of the New York State Assembly and Senate supporting the ResolutionRay Halbritter appears on ESPN s Outside the LinesOneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter appeared live on ESPN s Outside the Lines on Thursday, April 25, reacting to the latest comments by Washington NFL team owner Dan Snyder.Below are the video clips of Ray Halbritter s comments on the ESPN program:Ray Halbritter ESPN clip #1Ray Halbritter ESPN clip #2Ray Halbritter ESPN clip #3MILESTONESOneida Indian Nation Praises U.S. Patent Trademark Office’s Rejection of Washington Redskins Product Due to the Derogatory Nature of the R-WordOneida Nation Issues Statement Regarding a Bipartisan Congressional Letter to the NFL Calling for the League to Support Changing the Name of Washington s TeamRead the letter from Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Tom ColeThe Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Inc. a coalition of the nation s leading civil rights organizations passed a Resolution Dec. 12 calling on the NFL s Washington team to change its nameOneida Indian Nation Releases Poll Data Showing That a Name Change by Washington s NFL Team Would Lead to Continued or Strengthened Support for the TeamView the results of the pollNoted Psychologist Dr. Michael Friedman reports on the harmful effects of the use of a racial slurRead: The Fascination and Frustration with Native American MascotsBy Jennifer Guiliano, assistant director of the Maryland Institute for Technology in the HumanitiesRead: Oneida Indian Nation Responds to President Obama s Historic Comments About Washington s NFL Team Name.*The President’s comments come just two days before the Indian Nation s Change the Mascot symposium at the NFL Fall Meeting.Watch a short video with highlights from the Symposium click hereWatch the Symposium remarks by The Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton click hereWatch the Symposium remarks by The Hon. Betty McCollum click hereWatch the Symposium remarks by Dr. Michael Friedman, Psychologist click hereWatch the Symposium remarks by Kevin Gover, Director of the National Museum of the American Indian click hereWatch the Symposium remarks by Cooperstown (NY) School Board President Dr. David Borgstrom and High School Students Emily Greenberg and Catherine Borgstrom click hereWatch the interview with the President on NBC  click here We use cookies for best experience on website. By using our site you agree to Cookies PolicyAgree & Proceed

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