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PHDram
your citing a sub analysis of the data. the full poll is as follows:
Overall, 49% of participants in the UC Berkeley study were found to strongly agree or agree that the Washington Redskins’ name is offensive, while 38% were not bothered by it. The remainder were undecided or indifferent.
However, the number of those offended rose for study participants who were heavily engaged in their native or tribal cultures (67%), young people (60%) and people with tribal affiliations such as members of federally recognized tribes (52%)
The point is really important because polls of native americans are skewed by the fact that many get polled who simply identify themselves as having a First Nations heritage although they do not live the life and therefore do not get responded to, day to day, AS First Nations peoples. It is not their ethnicity--it's just a claim based on heritage.
When you narrow it down to invested, self-identified First Nations peoples for whom that is a significant part of their life and identity, the number of those who are offended by the Washington team name goes way up.
That means something, whether we personally like it or not.
And. Again. It's very different from the now outdated "1 out of 10" number the W.Post once used. Which is why I said that poll is dated.
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