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Sen. Steve Daines has been pushing the Washington Commanders NFL team to “restore” its former logo, which depicted a Native American, as it looks to find a new stadium.When it dropped that name, the Commanders also retired the logo used since the early 1970s: a drawing of a Native American in profile with two feathers in his hair, based on Chief Two Guns White Calf of Montana’s Blackfeet Nation.
But the idea of using the logo again has drawn opposition from at least one high-profile Native group and is likely to raise the same questions about athletic team iconography and the representation of Indigenous people that the old name did. “The use of the R-word as the name and mascot of the Washington National Football League team is offensive and hurtful to American Indian and Alaska Native people and causes direct, harmful effects on the physical and mental health and academic achievement of the American Indian and Alaska Native populations, particularly youth,” read. There are no plans to bring it back, a team spokesperson told HuffPost on Wednesday.
As one of the last big undeveloped areas in the city and with easy transportation by car or subway, district officials have long wanted the site back. After the committee vote, Mayor Muriel Bowser said she hoped to turn it into “a vibrant hub of affordable housing, world-class recreational facilities, green spaces, and economic opportunity for District residents and visitors alike.”
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