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that would pave the way for a new Washington Commanders stadium in Washington, D.C., over the franchise’s refusal to revert to its retired Redskins logo, a cause he’s taken up on behalf of the Montana Native American family and tribe behind the logo’s inception.
Daines’ blockade against a House-passed bill has prevented the local government of Washington, D.C., from taking control of the federally owned land that’s home to the abandoned RFK Stadium, which the team and city want for a new stadium. The Commanders’ current stadium sits a few miles outside city limits in Landover, Maryland.. “The legendary Blackfeet logo that was championed by Blackie Wetzel and based on the likeness of Chief Two Guns White Calf must be restored to a place of honor.
“I think people need to be sensitive to that portrayal of Native Americans, or any other cultural,” Saunders said. “For Daines to think that’s one of the main issues for him, it’s just — there are so many things going on that he’s been totally silent on.” Last month, the Commanders unveiled a memorial at their current stadium honoring the Blackfeet Nation and Wetzel to roughly two dozen Wetzel family members. It features a black and gold plaque that pays homage to the former logo’s history by noting Wetzel “designed this logo to symbolize and pay tribute to Indigenous populations and to honor the many values embodied by this country’s first people, including strength, pride, courage, and service.
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