Two hours later, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez released a statement celebrating the Washington, D.C., area team’s move, while noting that the franchise made its decision due to “mounting pressure and advocacy of Indigenous peoples…and many other warriors who fought long and hard for this change.”
The Navajo Nation went on to condemn the use of the “redskins” name used by the team since 1933 before adding:
We strongly encourage the NFL Washington organization to rename their team in such a way that truly honors and respects the First Americans of this country. Renaming the team ‘Code Talkers’ to honor the Navajo Code Talkers, and other tribal nations who used their sacred language to help win World War II, would set the team on a path to restoring its reputation and correcting the historical misrepresentation of Indigenous peoples.
David Adams
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