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February 02, 2022 09:00 ET | Source: Change the Mascot

Change the Mascot: New Washington NFL Team Name Signifies Hard-Won Victory for Native Americans

ONEIDA NATION HOMELANDS, Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following the Washington NFL team’s announcement of its new mascot name, Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation Representative and leader of...
July 23, 2021 13:01 ET | Source: Change the Mascot

Oneida Indian Nation/Change the Mascot Commends Cleveland Baseball Team on Step Towards Inclusivity with Name Change

The national grassroots Change the Mascot campaign expressed support for the Cleveland Major League Baseball team after the decision to officially change their name to the Guardians. After months of...
July 13, 2020 09:29 ET | Source: Change the Mascot

Change the Mascot Commends NFL and Washington Franchise for Removing R-Word Slur from Team Name and Mascot

ONEIDA NATION HOMELANDS, July 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Change the Mascot – a nationwide grassroots campaign formed to end the use of the R-word racial slur against Native Americans by the NFL’s...
July 03, 2020 13:20 ET | Source: Change the Mascot

Change the Mascot Calls for Immediate Change Following Washington NFL Team Announcement That It Will “Review” Team’s Racist Name and Mascot

ONEIDA NATION HOMELANDS, July 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Change the Mascot today released the following statement following reports that Washington’s NFL team is undertaking a “review” of its...
October 27, 2016 04:00 ET | Source: Change the Mascot

Ahead of Washington NFL Team’s Game in London, Change the Mascot Urges British People to Reject Damaging R-word Name

LONDON, Oct. 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the lead up to the Washington NFL team’s game in London this Sunday, the Change the Mascot campaign is calling on British people to reject the team’s...