Activists criticize poll on offensiveness of Redskins' name (Yahoo Sports)

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Native American leaders and activists criticized a recent national poll that found nine of 10 Native Americans aren't offended by the Washington Redskins' name. On a conference call held Friday by the National Congress of American Indians and ''Change the Mascot'' campaign, panelists voiced opposition to a Washington Post poll that surveyed 504 Native Americans, 90 percent of whom said the name doesn't bother them. James Fenelon, a California State San Bernardino sociology professor, called the poll ''immoral,'' adding it was not representative of Native American communities.




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