Aboriginal sports teams names ‘not changing’ – CBC.ca

Some say no teams should be named after any kind of group

Sep 16, 2013

A human rights complaint about an Ottawa-area football team called the Redskins has re-ignited the debate over aboriginal sports team names — and it has people behind teams like the Copper Cliff Redmen and the Abitibi Eskimos on the defence.

The Sudbury suburb of Copper Cliff has been using the name “Redmen” for its hockey team for decades. Long-time Copper Cliff Minor Hockey Association president Ken Creasey said he doesn’t expect that will ever change.

“I don’t think we should,” he said.

“Why should we? It’s been here a long time. There’s no problem.”

Creasey said the only complaint he’s ever heard was about 10 years ago from someone not involved with the hockey club.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/aboriginal-sports-teams-names-not-changing-1.1855725