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Attention Edmonton Eskimos: Inuit are not mascots

As the leader of the 60,000 Canadian Inuit in this country, I am compelled to take a stand in solidarity with all other Indigenous peoples calling for an end to the use of our peoples as sports team mascots. For Inuit, our concern is with Edmonton’s CFL team, which continues to use the outdated term Eskimos as their moniker.

Author

Natan Obed

Publisher

Globe and Mail | Opinion

Publication Date

November 27, 2015