N/S Redskins likely to change name..What would be a good one? (Update: Redskins to announce name change)

Even by conservative estimates, the vast majority of the Amerindian population died from diseases. However, US policy certainly victimized them. That being said, there is no better way to honor them than to adopted their name for locations, buildings, or sports teams. If not, then consider the ridiculousness of renaming streets and cities of any references as exploitive.

Huge difference between naming a street Barrack Obama Drive and naming a street President Blackskin Drive.

Furthermore, how we honor victimized groups is more complicated than mere naming choices and less important than actually righting injustices, but that’s a deeper discussion than is appropriate for the main board.