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Swift Reaction To Washington Post Poll On Washington Football Team Name

Published: Friday, May 27, 2016 - 6:00pm
Updated: Saturday, May 28, 2016 - 11:52am
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This month, the Washington Post published the results of a survey it conducted, finding nine out of 10 Native Americans are not offended by the Washington Redskins name.

That drew an angry response from, among others, the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA), which said the reporting “failed to pass the test of accurate and ethical reporting,” and attempts to “legitimize a defined racial slur.”

We talked about it with Patty Talahongva.She’s a journalist and past president of NAJA — she’s also Hopi.

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