{"id":1994194,"date":"2023-08-08T12:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/native-american-group-threatens-washington-commanders-with-boycott-over-name-change\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T12:03:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:03:26","slug":"native-american-group-threatens-washington-commanders-with-boycott-over-name-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/native-american-group-threatens-washington-commanders-with-boycott-over-name-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Native American group threatens boycott of Washington Commanders over name change."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnative-american-group-threatens-washington-commanders-with-boycott-over-name-change%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1994194&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A \u200bNative American Group Threatens \u2064Boycott if Washington Commanders \u200dFootball Team Doesn&#8217;t \u200bRevert to\u200c Redskins<\/h2>\n<p>A Native\u200c American group, the Native \u200bAmerican Guardians Association, has issued a strong warning to \u2062the Washington Commanders \u200cfootball team. In a \u2062letter dated Monday, the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-associate-attorney-common-nominee-really-wants-to-eliminate-school-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Associate Attorney Common Nominee REALLY WANTS TO Eliminate School COPS\">group demands<\/a> that\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-patrick-mahomes-leave-training-camp-over-the-kansas-city-chiefs-name\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Patrick Mahomes Leave Training Camp Over The Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 Name?\">team change<\/a> its name back to the Redskins, its previous title. \u2062The team had recently decided\u200d to adopt the new name, the Commanders, \u200din 2022.<\/p>\n<h3>Boycott Threat\u200c and \u2064Anheuser-Busch&#8217;s Loss<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Should we need to \u2064encourage a national boycott similar to\u200b what happened with Anheuser Busch which\u2063 is now down $27 billion\u200b (note, not one\u200b brick thrown, not one highway blocked, not one bridge burned) &#8211; WE WILL DO \u200cJUST THAT,&#8221;\u200c the letter read.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2064Native American\u2062 Guardians Association&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-a-baby-sleep-training-expert-was-doxxed-and-boycotted-because-she-donated-to-trump\/\" title=\"WALSH: A Baby Sleep Training Expert Was Doxxed And Boycotted Because She Donated To Trump\">boycott threat<\/a> draws inspiration from \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/native-american-group-threatens-washington-commanders-with-boycott-over-name-change\/\" title=\"Native American group threatens boycott of Washington Commanders over name change.\">recent financial loss suffered<\/a> by Anheuser-Busch, the owner of Bud Light and \u200dother beer brands. Anheuser-Busch reported a staggering nearly $400 million loss in the second\u2063 quarter of \u200bthis \u200cyear, which many attribute to a boycott following a\u200c partnership\u200c between Bud Light and transgender \u2062activist Dylan \u2064Mulvaney.<\/p>\n<h3>Native American Perspective and Comparisons to Other \u2063Sports Teams<\/h3>\n<p>In their letter to the Washington Commanders, signed by Eunice Davidson, the group&#8217;s founder \u2062and president,\u200d the Native \u2062American Guardians Association highlights a poll indicating that 90% of Native Americans \u200bdo not\u2064 find the Redskins name offensive. The group also points out that other sports teams, such \u2062as the Kansas City Chiefs and the Chicago Blackhawks, have retained their Native American-inspired names while acknowledging \u200bthe importance of honoring and respecting Native American culture.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this moment in history, we are formally requesting that\u2062 the\u200b team revitalize its relationship with the American Indian community by (i) \u2064changing the name back to &#8216;The Redskins&#8217; which \u2063recognizes \u200dAmerica&#8217;s original inhabitants and\u2063 (ii) using\u2062 the team&#8217;s \u200bhistoric \u200dname and legacy to encourage Americans to learn about, not cancel, the history of America&#8217;s tribes and our role in the founding of this Great Nation,&#8221; the letter read.<\/p>\n<h3>Supporting Petition\u200d and Contacting the Washington Commanders<\/h3>\n<p>The letter also mentions an online petition that has garnered over 67,000 signatures as of Tuesday morning, urging \u2063the Washington \u2064Commanders to revert to\u200d the Redskins name.\u200d The \u2064Washington Examiner has reached out to the team for\u200c comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"link-to-read-more\">Click here to read more from the Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Native American group, the Native American Guardians Association, has demanded that the Washington Commanders football team return to its previous name, Redskins. They have threatened to boycott the team if their request is not met. 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