{"id":17590,"date":"2020-07-17T10:40:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T17:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=17590"},"modified":"2020-07-20T10:21:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T17:21:38","slug":"native-american-mascots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/native-american-mascots\/","title":{"rendered":"Native American Mascots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Native American Mascots | In Touch\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bJsQpOWnW5U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 1<\/strong><strong>7<\/strong><strong>, 2020<\/strong> &#8211; After decades of Native American advocates fighting the racial slur in the name of the Washington, DC, football team, the NFL team announced it will retire the name and logo and end its use of the R-word. The Black Lives Matter movement is credited for raising awareness of Indian mascots in the wake of racial justice rallies brought on by the police killing of George Floyd. Correspondent Antonia Gonzales hears from Native writers and advocates who say work on the issue is not over.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Antonia Gonzales&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Suzan Shown Harjo, DC area Native rights advocate&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Rhonda LeValdo, journalist and instructor at Haskell Indian Nations University, Kansas&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Sunnie Clahchischiligi, UNM doctoral student and sports writer&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2020\/07\/13\/redskins-change-name-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Announces Nickname, Mascot Retirement<\/a> \u2013 <em>Washington Post<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navajotimes.com\/reznews\/washington-nfl-team-retires-mascot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Team Retires Mascot<\/a> \u2013 <em>Navajo Times<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/cochiti-pueblo-artist-elated-at-nfl-teams-removal-of-racist-mascot-name\/article_0ba9852e-c3b0-11ea-ab67-bf87d7368c05.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cochiti Pueblo Artist \u2018Elated\u2019 at Decision<\/a> \u2013 <em>Santa Fe New Mexican<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 17, 2020 &#8211; After decades of Native American advocates fighting the racial slur in the name of the Washington, DC, football team, the NFL team announced it will retire the name and logo and end its use of the R-word. 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