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The Washington Redskins: “I think it’s very derogatory; native people are not red”

Keith Allison

The U.S. Patent Office says the Washington Redskins' federal trademarks must be canceled. Today on River to River we ask - what’s in a name?

Joining our discussion - Linda Tyon, a Tama resident of the Meskwaki tribe, and Steve Baird, a native Iowan whose work on the case led to the cancelation of the Redskins' trademarks.

“I think it’s very derogatory; native people are not red,” says Linda Tyon.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River