The Oneida Indian Nation said Thursday it will launch a
radio ad campaign pressing for the Washington Redskins to get rid of a nickname
that is often criticized as offensive.
According to the AP, the Nation said the first ad will run
on radio stations in Washington
before the team hosts the Philadelphia Eagles in its season opener Monday
night. In the ad, Oneida Nation Representative Ray Halbritter says NFL
Commissioner Roger Goodell should "stand up to bigotry" by denouncing
"the racial slur" in the team's name.
"We do not deserve to be called redskins," the Oneida leader says in the
ad. "We deserve to be treated as what we are - Americans."
Redskins Owener Dan Snyder has vowed to never change the name.
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