US president takes new swipe at Washington’s NFL team at Tribal Nations Conference and says he supports Adidas effort to replace high school mascotsBarack Obama has taken a fresh swipe at Washington’s NFL team for using the word “Redskins” despite the team name causing offence to American Indians.
Addressing a White House Tribal Nations Conference on Thursday, the US president welcomed an initiative by Adidas to supply the country’s 2000 high schools which currently own Native American mascots with free design resources to replace them.
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Source: theguardian.com