Really, Jaded, after  all this discussion seems like they could have come up with a more creative, authentic and indigenous name in their beautiful valley.  But then JJ, would you have favored Loggers or Mavericks?
I appreciate this well-intentioned name change anyway, as it wasn't easy for the  Marcola community to work through this.  They should be proud they managed to pull together on this eventually. There's a lesson here for the Eugene City Council.
However,   I've also found it interesting that they-- and the RG--  didn't seem to realize "Mohawk Indian" wasn't just an irrelevant Eastern river's name-- the local band of  the Kalapuya  Native Americans were officially known in their 1855 treaty signing  as the "Mohawk Band", just as those out here on the Long Tom were the Chela Mela but officially known as the "Long Tom Band". 
Go Mustangs!