The Navajo Nation Selects New Name They Want The Washington Redskins To Use

The Navajo Nation released a statement on Monday that suggested that the Washington Redskins rename their team “Code Talkers” to honor the Navajo Code Talkers that helped the United States secure victory in World War II against Japan in the Pacific theater.

“We strongly encourage the NFL Washington organization to rename their team in such a way that truly honors and respects the First Americans of this country,” the Navajo Nation said in a statement. “Renaming the team ‘Code Talkers’ to honor the Navajo Code Talkers, and other tribal nations who used their sacred language to help win World War 11, would set the team on a path to restoring its reputation and correcting the historical misrepresentation of Indigenous peoples.”