Native American Essay

The native american mascots for sports teams should be changed. The Washington Redskins are a american football team and they have been for 81 years. The owner of the Washington Redskins says his mascot is honouring native americans, Redskins owner Snyder says “The team's first roster in 1933 included four Native American players, and that the name is a proud reminder of its roots and a tribute to American Indians”. But many people don’t agree with Snyder.

More people think that the native american mascots our racist. Suzan Harjo is from the morning star Institute, a Native American rights group in Oklahoma. Harjo says "Depicting us as characters is toxic for Native Americans." The native american people have a right to change the mascot if they want. There is only one race of skin the our using for the team's mascot instead of using all of them.This is why the native american mascots should be changed.