where are the nfl redskins from?
Washington Redskins
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 The Redskins released a two @-@ minute video on YouTube entitled " Redskins is a Powerful Name " in which a number of Native Americans express their support for the team . Of the fourteen individuals ; five are members of the Chippewa Cree tribe on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation in Montana and are associated with the Team Redskins Rodeo club . Two are Mike Wetzel and Don Wetzel , Jr . ( Blackfeet ) , descendants of the logo designer , and the six others are members of various tribes and state that they are fans of the team and find nothing wrong with the name , or think it is positive . One of the individuals in the video is Mark One Wolf , who was reported as being born Mark E. Yancey in Washington , DC of African @-@ American and Japanese descent . 

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 The Washington Redskins name controversy involves the name and logo of the National Football League ( NFL ) franchise located in the Washington , D.C. , metropolitan area . Native American individuals , tribes and organizations have been questioning the use of the name and image for decades . Over 115 professional organizations representing civil rights , educational , athletic , and scientific experts have published resolutions or policies that state that the use of Native American names and / or symbols by non @-@ native sports teams is a harmful form of ethnic stereotyping that promotes misunderstanding and prejudice which contributes to other problems faced by Native Americans . The Washington , D.C. team is only one example of the larger controversy , but it receives the most public attention due to the name itself being defined as derogatory or insulting in modern dictionaries , and the prominence of the team representing the nation 's capital . 

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 Native Americans officially demanding change include hundreds of tribal nations , national tribal organizations , civil rights organizations , school boards , sports teams , and individuals . The largest of these organizations , the National Congress of American Indians , count the total enrollment of its membership as 1 @.@ 2 million individuals . There is also a growing number of public officials , sports commentators and other journalists advocating a change . In addition to picketing and other forms of direct protest , opponents took legal action to cancel the trademarks held by the team . On June 18 , 2014 , the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ( TTAB ) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ( USPTO ) again voted to cancel the Redskins federal trademark registrations , considering them " disparaging to Native Americans " . On July 8 , 2015 the U.S. District Court in Alexandria , Virginia upheld the TTAB decision . 

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 On their website the team states that the 2014 annual NFL poll showing 71 percent support for the name , " along with the poll taken among Native Americans by the Annenberg Institute , demonstrates continued , widespread and deep opposition to the Redskins changing our name ... We respect the point of view of the small number of people who seek a name change , but it is important to recognize very few people agree with the case they are making . " 

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 In May 2013 , the Redskins ' website reported the opinions of a local fan , Stephen D. Dodson , who claimed to be a chief and " full @-@ blooded American Inuit originally from the Aleutian Tribes of Alaska . " He said that not only was " Redskins " not offensive to him and his " whole family " , but it was a " term of endearment " that Indians " on the reservation ... would call each other " . NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wrote a letter to Congress , which in part pointed to " recent remarks from Chief Steven Dodson , an American Inuit chief " to indicate support for the nickname among Native Americans . Soon it was reported that the Redskins ' " full @-@ blooded American Inuit chief " was " neither , and " Chief " was only a nickname , including being on a list of AKAs from court records related to " theft , paternity , and domestic violence matters . " The executive director of the Inuit Circumpolar Council @-@ Alaska , said that neither " Chief " nor " Indian " are terms used by Alaska 's native peoples 
