Smithsonian Museum - yet another thread on team name

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Redskins - definition of Redskins by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Your post doesn't make much sense. The definition in your link "redskin: an informal name, now considered offensive, for an American Indian [so called because one particular tribe, the now extinct Beothuks of Newfoundland, painted themselves with red ochre]" is already refuted by the links people gave earlier, and the link you gave later:

Originally Posted by Giantone

Some more info, this is old ...2006 but a good read.
Language Log: The Origin of Redskin

Especially Goddard's link inside the link above. HERE

So... thanks for proving the only ones using the name "Redskins" offensively today are the protesters???

(and giants/cowboys/eagles fans during the season??? )