McGill dumps Redmen team name after calls from Indigenous community
https://i.cbc.ca/1.4886327.1541014081!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/redmen-protest.JPGMcGill University has announced it will change the name of its men's varsity sports teams — the Redmen — after calls from Indigenous students, faculty and staff saying the name is discriminatory.Suzanne Fortier, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill, announced the decision via an email to students Friday morning, saying that it was based on new principles of commemoration and renaming that the university established in December."Today, 'Redmen' is widely acknowledged as an offensive term for Indigenous peoples, as evidenced by major
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