If the Redskins change their name, how will it affect the collecting hobby?

[packs]

I would encourage anyone interested in what life on a reservation is like today to read any of Sherman Alexie's work. He is a Native American and grew up on a reservation. I think you will see that we have not made any real strides in righting our wrongs and life in America as a Native American is quite hard.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by packs

I would encourage anyone interested in what life on a reservation is like today to read any of Sherman Alexie's work. He is a Native American and grew up on a reservation. I think you will see that we have not made any real strides in righting our wrongs and life in America as a Native American is quite hard.

There are reasons why things are the way they are and there are usually 3 sides to every story. Mostly, today, it seems their problems come from poor education and therefore enormous unemployment. I am not sure whose fault that is but I have an idea (and it usually stares at someone in the mirror). I will just leave it as this site below says...I think it is informative.... Back to the topic for a moment, my guess is that public opinion sways the Redskin management greatly and whichever way that turns so will they. Again, just my opinion on these things, I could be wrong.

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/America...rrent_problems


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[packs]

In my opinion the plight of Native Americans is a direct result of the actions of the US Government.

From that article and just a small sample:

The government in the 1990s promised high financial and economic rewards to the tribes who would agree to the storage of toxic and radioactive waste on their reservation land for several decades. Many American Indians (mainly those of the poorer reservations like the Mescalero-Apache) were tempted by the money and were not aware of the consequences for their health, their environment and life base, which makes the barriers to the reservations' development even more unbreakable.