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Descendants of the Blackfeet chief whose likeness inspired the former Washington NFL team's logo have revived their efforts to restore the team's "Redskins" name and logo after it was retired in 2020. The story was covered primarily by outlets on the right and local news.

The Details: Descendants of Chief Two Guns White Calf are requesting a meeting with President Trump and the Washington Commanders leadership to discuss restoring the former name and logo. Estate representatives argued the imagery honored their ancestor and that the family wasn't consulted before the 2020 change. Estate lead Kenneth Conway said, "They tried to erase us, like we didn't exist anymore." The family also proposed naming Washington's planned stadium after the chief, which they say would make it the first NFL stadium named for a Native American.

For Context: Washington retired the "Redskins" name in 2020 after criticism from Native Americans, donors and other activist groups that the term was offensive to Native Americans. It adopted the Washington Commanders name in 2022. Chief Two Guns White Calf was born on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in 1872. The logo was created in 1971 by Walter "Blackie" Wetzel to honor him. The chief's family began their push to restore the name and logo in 2024, saying it represented their pride and heritage. Trump has also previously expressed support for restoring the name.

From the Right: Most of the recent coverage came from outlets on the right, including Newsmax (Right bias), Washington Examiner (Lean Right), OANN (Right), The Daily Caller (Right) and Western Journal (Right). They emphasized the family members' arguments that the logo was a source of pride and representation, and also noted they wanted to work with Trump to reinstate it. The Western Journal and OANN both attributed the name change to "left-wing activists." Sources close to the family told Washington Examiner the change happened while Commander's owner Dan Snyder "was going through a professional crisis, and that moment was used." An opinion writer in the Daily Caller argued that when "the actual Blackfeet Nation members whose family history is tied to the iconic Redskins brand stand up and say the legacy brought them pride, we should listen."

Previous Coverage: AllSides did not find recent coverage from left outlets. Their previous coverage came from 2024 and 2025 and argued Trump was the one pushing for the Commanders to change their name back despite it being offensive to Native Americans. PBS (Lean Left) had said Trump's interest "reflects his broader effort to roll back changes that followed a national debate on cultural sensitivity and racial justice." New York Times (Lean Left) said Trump "threatened to derail" a deal for the team to build a new stadium if it "didn't submit to his demand." It also wrote that Trump "claimed, without evidence, that there was 'a big clamoring'" for the reversal. The Guardian (Left) wrote Trump wanted to "force" the team to revert its name and his "quest to make the intellectual and public-service classes miserable is a cornerstone of his presidency." Reuters (Center) and The Hill (Center) had also said the idea was Trump's.

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