Descendants Of Chief Who Inspired Redskins Logo Want Name Back, Call For Meeting With President Trump

Relatives of Chief Two Guns White Calf, a member of the Blackfeet Nation, are campaigning to have the Washington football franchise return to its former Redskins name and logo, and they want President Donald Trump involved. The team dropped both in 2020 because the name was considered a slur, and it now plays as the Washington Commanders. The family says the chief was the model for the mascot, which Walter "Blackie" Wetzel designed in 1971 as a tribute to him, according to Daily Caller.

The descendants say nobody consulted them before the change. Estate lead Kenneth Conway says the family was treated as though it no longer existed, and Brock Conway, quoted by WTVR, says the relatives were given no chance to approve or object. They add that the old logo gave the family pride and that they want the chief remembered. Some Native American activist groups had pushed for the removal.

Estate representative Morningstar Gopher says the family hopes to meet Trump to advance the effort, arguing that devoted fans in Washington, D.C., would welcome the change and that it would honor the family's ancestor. The Commanders are building a new stadium scheduled to open in 2030.

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