Washington’s NFL nickname under new scrutiny in wake of anti-racism protests
The term ‘Redskins’ is seen as offensive by many people across America. In the current climate, a name change is not out of the question
Sam Bardley says he got serious about making a feature-length documentary film about Native American names, logos and mascots in sports in 2013, about 20 years after the nickname of Washington DC’s NFL team became a national issue.
The resulting film is Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting. Bardley and the film’s other producers hope they can raise funds to finish the film and premiere it at the Sundance Film Festival next January.
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