My thought would be that as the coach of the team, he did play a role in the naming, and, at the time, we had every reason to believe he was Native American. That's what little we know. Karl Swanson
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![[However, what's most important, Swanson counters, is intent: Because the Redskins and their fans mean nothing racist by using the nickname, it isn't racist or offensive.] This has been the name of our organization for 70 years, ... We believe it has taken on a meaning independent of the word itself -- and it's positive. - Karl Swanson Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0hvd2V2ZXIsIHdoYXQncyBtb3N0IGltcG9ydGFudCwgU3dhbnNvbiBjb3VudGVycywgaXMgaW50ZW50OiBCZWNhdXNlIHRoZSBSZWRza2lucyBhbmQgdGhlaXIgZmFucyBtZWFuIG5vdGhpbmcgcmFjaXN0IGJ5IHVzaW5nIHRoZSBuaWNrbmFtZSwgaXQgaXNuJ3QgcmFjaXN0IG9yIG9mZmVuc2l2ZS5dIFRoaXMgaGFzIGJlZW4gdGhlIG5hbWUgb2Ygb3VyIG9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbiBmb3IgNzAgeWVhcnMsIC4uLiBXZSBiZWxpZXZlIGl0IGhhcyB0YWtlbiBvbiBhIG1lYW5pbmcgaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQgb2YgdGhlIHdvcmQgaXRzZWxmIC0tIGFuZCBpdCdzIHBvc2l0aXZlLiA=&author=ICBLYXJsIFN3YW5zb24gICAg&num=4 "[However, what's most important, Swanson counters, is intent: Because the Redskins and their fans mean nothing racist by using the nickname, it isn't racist or offensive.] This has been the name of our organization for 70 years, ... We believe it has taken on a meaning independent of the word itself -- and it's positive. - Karl Swanson Quotes")
