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My family has very stong ties to the Cherokee Nation with my Greatgradmother being a full blooded Cherokee. I find bans like this to be out of line and really unneccessary. Names like the Braves or Seminoles are not offensive ane really to me neither is the Redskins. At least with these names the American Indian is a thought and not an afterthought like they are on the reservations.
If they really want to be sensitive to the plight of the American Indian they could do more to encourage commerce and provide better schools on reservations. Simply making teams change their name serves no purpose other then to pat themselves on the back for being politically correct. If if were not for casinos many reseervations would be totally destitute. It is said that the Nations are forced to have to make ends meet this way. Many American Indians do assimilate into mainstream society but some want to honor their heritage and choose not to do this.
One of the most depressing places I have ever been was on a reservation and that is in direct opposite of what a one proud people had on their land.
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