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Native American Mascots In The NFL

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In many major league sports such as the NFL and the MLB use Native Americans as Mascot. One of the teams in the NFL and MLB have been using Native Americans mascot for decades, and many people and organizations have tried to bring the controversy to light, but have been ignored. This controversy has been happening in some schools in the United States as well as in Canada, and it still continues. The well-known team that uses Native American mascot is by the Washington redskins in the NFL. The Native American see the term “Redskins” as a very offensive word and racist. In contrast, the American English dictionary defines it as derogatory slang. However, The Native Americans tried to convince the NFL to change the name, but many fans and the

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