Picture of the Day

Here's a glimpse at the distribution of where Native American peoples live today:

Source: Censusscope.org

Note: The authors of this blog do not take credit for the above image.

Recent Sports Illustrated Poll Suggests People Support Redskins Name

Despite all the recent news and criticism surrounding the Washington Redskins mascot, a recent sports illustrated poll suggests that people favor the name. Any thoughts/comments on the recent poll?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130502/washington-redskins-nickname.ap/

The team's nickname has faced a new barrage of criticism for being offensive to Native Americans. Local leaders and pundits have called for a name change. Opponents have launched a legal challenge intended to deny the team federal trademark protection. A bill introduced in Congress in March would do the same, though it appears unlikely to pass.

But a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows that nationally, "Redskins" still enjoys wide support. Nearly four in five Americans don't think the team should change its name, the survey found. Only 11 percent think it should be changed, while 8 percent weren't sure and 2 percent didn't answer.

Although 79 percent favor keeping the name, that does represent a 10 percentage point drop from the last national poll on the subject, conducted in 1992 by The Washington Post and ABC News just before the team won its most recent Super Bowl. Then, 89 percent said the name should not be changed, and 7 percent said it should.

The AP-GfK poll was conducted from April 11-15. It included interviews with 1,004 adults on both land lines and cellphones. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

Several poll respondents told The AP that they did not consider the name offensive and cited tradition in arguing that it shouldn't change.

Native Americans in the Vatican.....What!

It is interesting to see how much impact the Native American community has made on the European community even so long ago when so little was known.  So from the 1400's to today the Native Americans made an impact in lives of outsiders and essentially form that time until today they have been disregarded and treated as outsiders in society.  It is interesting to see how the roots trace back. 





http://www.salon.com/2013/05/07/first_western_painting_of_native_americans_discovered_at_the_vatican_partner/singleton/