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> Nine in 10 Native Americans say they are not offended by the Washington Redskins name, according to a new Washington Post poll that shows how few ordinary Indians have been persuaded by a national movement to change the football team's moniker.
> The survey of 504 people in every state and the District reveals that the minds of Native Americans have remained unchanged since a 2004 poll by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found the exact same result.
> Among the Native Americans reached over a five-month period ending in April, more than 7 in 10 said they did not feel the word "Redskin" was disrespectful to Indians.
> Across every demographic group, the vast majority of Native Americans say the team's name does not offend them, including 80 percent who identify as politically liberal, 85 percent of college graduates, 90 percent of those enrolled in a tribe, 90 percent of non-football fans and 91 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 39.
> Even 9 in 10 of those who have heard a great deal about the controversy say they are not bothered by the name.
> In a 2014 national ESPN poll, 23 percent of those reached called for "Redskins" to be retired because of its offensiveness to Native Americans - more than double the 9 percent of actual Native Americans who now say they are offended by it.
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The Washington Colonialists. Has a certain ring. Finally we can get rid of that horrible other name.
