Native American Group Sues NFL Team Owner Over Redskins Name Change
Native American Group Sues NFL Team Owner Over Redskins Name Change Lawsuit highlights dispute over Washington team's identity and the ramifications of cancel culture. Washington Redskins wide receiver David Patten (80) catches a pass in the end zone past Denver Broncos defender cornerback Darrent Williams in the first quarter in Denver, Colo., on Oct. 9, 2005. (Rick Wilking/Reuters) By Juliette Fairley A lawsuit advocating for restoring the name Redskins to the National Football League (NFL)’s Washington team alleges that a rival Native American organization improperly prompted the change to the team now called the Commanders. The Native American Guardian Association (NAGA) filed its complaint in the U.S. District Court of North Dakota against the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and Josh Harris, who acquired the team in July for $6.05 billion. “NAGA’s members were huge Redskin fans precisely because they were the Redskins,” the complaint states. “It was the o...