Should Sports Teams Use Native American Names

Should we allow sports teams to use a Native American name?

Can you imagine that sports teams are being given Native American names? People are deliberating whether sports teams should have Native American names. Sports teams should not use Native Americans names. Because, it dehumanizes and is offensive to Native American names.

First of all, it is offensive that sports teams use Native American names. A recent study by Washington post states that 6 out of 10 native Americans find it offensive that sport teams use Native American names. This it is about 3.12 million Native Americans compared to their population of 5.2 million people. Also, an article from Espn stated “Home means a lot in sports. Home field, home court, home ice. Home plate. Homestands and home openers. Batters slug home runs, running backs take it to the house, basketball players slam it home. We do swear to "Protect This House," in ads and pep talks, on signs and posters. It's a powerful concept. But it doesn't seem to apply to the 5.2 million people whose ancestors were here first”. Even, Barack Obama urged to the Washington’s NFL team name to change it name, “Redskins” because it causes offense to American Indians.
Because Native American lands are being taken away from them. A professor states "the United States has grabbed more than 1.5 billion acres of homeland from Native Americans”. Also, a study conducted in 2008 states sports team’s use of Native American names is vulgar. Because it reminds American Indians of the limited ways in which others see