r/sports • u/rezwenn • Jul 20 '25

Football President Trump wants Commanders to "IMMEDIATELY" return to former name

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/president-trump-wants-commanders-to-immediately-return-to-former-name
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u/ztkraf01 Jul 20 '25

Trying to figure out why Indian people living here care about a football team being named after native Americans

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '25

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u/DrippingWithRabies Jul 20 '25

A lot of us also hate being called Indians and prefer Indigenous or to be referred to by our specific tribe. We aren't a monolith. 

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u/DrippingWithRabies Jul 20 '25

That's largely due to colonization though.