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After Washington, D.C.’s NFL team announced it will change its name from a racial slur as well as its logo, Native Americans in Montana are expressing mixed feelings about the decision.

Some tribal members rejoice the team’s decision to drop “Redskins” as its mascot. However, others say the logo, which has ties to the Blackfeet Nation, is a point of pride.

While Native American activists have been urging the mascot change for years, the decision comes in the wake of George Floyd’s death and subsequent anti-racism movement. Continue reading at the link below:

Great Falls Tribune—Montana tribal members react to Washington NFL team name, logo change

This photo of Blackfeet Chief Two Guns White Calf, taken around 1912, is believed to be an inspiration for both the Indian Head Nickle and the modern Washington Redskins football team logo.  (Photo: Courtesy of the Library of Congress )

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Indian Country Today—Historic day for Standing Rock as pipeline company told to shut down, remove oil

Photo by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, File; Dakota Access Pipeline on Sept. 7, 2016. 

Updated: Another blow for pipelines: The U.S. Supreme Court has kept in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key permit for the Keystone XL

In a statement, the Indigenous Environmental Network is celebrating all the prayers and support the #NoDAPL movement has received over the years. While Boasberg’s opinion clearly states the flow of oil must stop, the organization is prepared to fight to see that through. “The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes have shown the world that treaty rights and environmental justice are not token concepts without merit, but rather tangible arguments that inherently protect the sacredness of mother earth. We will continue to fight until DAPL is stopped completely,” the statement said.