Gary Clark, a former wide receiver for the Washington Redskins and several other NFL teams, seems to have played too often without a helmet.
Clark took it upon himself the other day to categorically declare that Native Americans are not offended by the Redskins’ name.
He said:
“I know about equal rights. I’m all about equal rights. So quite honestly, I wanted to go hear it from the horse’s mouth. So I went directly to the Native American Indians and I directly asked them, ‘the word Redskin, is it offensive to you, am I being disrespectful of you in in any way?’ And they were like no. Not at all. I said ‘What does the word mean to you?’ And it’s the same thing it meant to me….
“They said it means character, a resilient people, a respected people who are a brotherhood of people, who mostly were a warrior [people]. We will not back down from any cause that we believe in. And think about it. That’s what it means…
“So when people say it’s the N-word, it’s not. It’s not even close. You haven’t heard from nobody, one person, get upset by calling somebody a Redskin…”
Oh, yeah? Well, here’s a list of Native American groups who oppose the Redskins’ name, according to The Washington Post:
The National Congress of American Indians
The United South and Eastern Tribes
The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma
The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council
The Gun Lake Band of Potawatomi Indians
The Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona
The Five Civilized Tribes
The Juaneno Band of Mission Indians
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
The Menominee Tribe of Indians
The Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
The Oneida Indian Nation
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
The Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
The United Indian Nations of Oklahoma
The story is HERE.
Gary Clark, a former wide receiver for the Washington Redskins and several other NFL teams, seems to have played too often without a helmet.
Clark took it upon himself the other day to categorically declare that Native Americans are not offended by the Redskins’ name.
He said:
“I know about equal rights. I’m all about equal rights. So quite honestly, I wanted to go hear it from the horse’s mouth. So I went directly to the Native American Indians and I directly asked them, ‘the word Redskin, is it offensive to you, am I being disrespectful of you in in any way?’ And they were like no. Not at all. I said ‘What does the word mean to you?’ And it’s the same thing it meant to me….
“They said it means character, a resilient people, a respected people who are a brotherhood of people, who mostly were a warrior [people]. We will not back down from any cause that we believe in. And think about it. That’s what it means…
“So when people say it’s the N-word, it’s not. It’s not even close. You haven’t heard from nobody, one person, get upset by calling somebody a Redskin…”
Oh, yeah? Well, here’s a list of Native American groups who oppose the Redskins’ name, according to The Washington Post:
The National Congress of American Indians
The United South and Eastern Tribes
The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma
The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board
The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council
The Gun Lake Band of Potawatomi Indians
The Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona
The Five Civilized Tribes
The Juaneno Band of Mission Indians
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
The Menominee Tribe of Indians
The Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
The Oneida Indian Nation
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
The Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
The United Indian Nations of Oklahoma
The story is HERE.