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Originally Posted by Mattyk
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If true this would certainly go a long way towards making the case of the name not being a racial slur, at least in terms of its orgins:
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"There are some that give the term Redskin a negative connotation— to indicate that it was created by the white man to offend the Indians— but in reality the term ‘Redskins’ came from the Indians,” he said. “And they referred to themselves oftentimes— in treaty negotiations, in meetings with the early settlers —as ‘Redskins.’ So it’s not a term that the white man created; it’s actually a term that the Indians themselves created.
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Regardless always able to count on good stuff from Ross Tucker.