“But here’s the thing — we’re all a team.But on July 8, the team said it would speed up another review of the name. Until a new name is selected, the organization will be known as the Edmonton Football Team or EE Football Team.Qaqqaq said the team should take further steps and apologize for using the word Eskimo.Qaqqaq also called on those who supported the name change to continue to press the federal government to focus on the North. Critics say the Edmonton team’s name is a derogatory, colonial-era term for Inuit.It is unclear when Edmonton would play its first game with a new name.
An announcement could come as soon as next week.
The MP called the name change “long overdue,” but questioned whether people in her region should continue to be part of the name change conversation.Agrios spoke about attending games as a child and said the name Eskimo meant, “tough, resilient, never give enough.”“People who defended the name only a year ago are less comfortable with it now.”But Agrios called 2020 a year of unprecedented upheaval and said views are changing.“That is our number one source of revenue,” Agrios said.
Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.In February, the Edmonton club announced it was keeping the name following year-long research that involved Inuit leaders and community members across Canada. A similar announcement was made by Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians.Founded in 1949, the Edmonton team has won the Grey Cup 14 times, second only to the Toronto Argonauts at 17.Although American Inuit continue to use the word Eskimo, Canada’s northern people left that name behind about the same time they began negotiating their land claim in the 1970s.The team said in a release it will begin “a comprehensive engagement process” on a new name. “I understand why.”“We need your help in building a new legacy and a new dynasty with a new name.”“However, while we might relate to Inuit values, that doesn’t meant that we can continue to use this name.”“In some ways, a breath of relief,” said Qaqqaq. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. The problem with the Edmonton Eskimos changing their name in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic is that it’s going to cost more than a million dollars to do it.Maybe two.
We also thank them for the relationships they have built with Inuit over the past several years and hope that they continue to celebrate Inuit fans and to work with Inuit across our homeland, Inuit Nunangat.“In my mind there wasn’t even a level of respect for Inuit,” said Qaqqaq.
That survey was sent to season ticket holders.Die-hard fan Kevin MacDonald said he’s still trying to process the name change, even though he called it inevitable.“It also meant community and respect,” added Agrios. The Edmonton Canadian Football League franchise has made an internal decision to change its 'Eskimos' nickname, sources tell TSN. Changing a sports team name. “They were proud to associate themselves with such a resilient northern people.“What is the CFL going to give back for Inuit?”Presson said the football club will continue to engage with Inuit in the North and locally.Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a non-profit organization that represents more than 60,000 Inuit, had been critical of the team’s name and issued a statement Tuesday to say it welcomed the decision to drop it.He also wanted to know what would happen to the mascot Nanook, and if the players would run out of the igloo.“We think it’s more than anyone else had done, by a long shot,” Agrios has previously said.The club said it received “no consensus” during that review.Other sponsors also said they would welcome a review of the name.“ITK is grateful for the vocal support that has contributed to bring about this decision — from Inuit youth to corporate sponsors and Canadian citizens who saw an injustice and felt compelled to speak out.