The Native American Guardians Association filed a lawsuit against the Washington Commanders on Sept. 25, 2023 accusing it of contributing to cultural oppression.
NAGA led a viral petition this summer demanding that the organization reclaim its traditional Redskins identity. It generated 150,000 signatures.
The complaint also names the powerful National Congress of American Indians for its role in erasing from public discussion the image and history of real Native Americans. The suit claims that the NCAI contributes to a legacy of cultural oppression suffered by indigenous peoples. — Plaintiff attorney Chad LaVeglia
Central to the NAGA argument is that the Redskins name and logo were inspired by real historic tribal leaders who played influential roles in American history and that this factual narrative was obliterated by the NCAI. The team’s original name and logo were inspired by 17th-century Lenni Lenape Chief Tammany, celebrated by colonial troops who fought the American Revolution as"the Patron Saint of America."
The image of Lenni Lenape Chief Tammany adorns a battlefield monument at Gettysburg where the 42nd New York Volunteers fought bravely during the Civil War. Tammany's image inspired the original logo of the Washington Redskins when they were founded as the Boston Braves in 1932.
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