The Forks Estate: Native leaders on the portrayal of their culture
In this episode of Forks Estate, Cassandra Laubach talks with Josiah Lester, one of the vice presidents of Native Leaders for Change, about how native people are used as mascots for sports teams, mainly the Washington Redskins. Lester explains how it is not the word "Redskin" that is offensive, but the modern context in which it is used. He says "it's as if they don't see us as a modern entity." Lester goes on to explain his resentment of this portrayal, "... It keeps you up to a certain standard when you're people are labeled after a national football team and that's what they're most known for. Not their tribal teachings or what else we have to offer."