Washington Code Talkers is what a Native American leader wants to see called the NFL team in the nation’s capital.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez released a statement calling on the team, which officially announced that it will withdraw its old name today, to be named by code conversators who used Native American languages to deliver encrypted messages to the US military. During the Second World War.
“We strongly encourage the NFL organization Washington to rename its team in such a way that it truly honors and respects the first Americans in this country,” said the statement released by the Navajo Nation President and Vice President. Renaming the ‘Code Talkers’ team to honor the Navajo Code Talkers and other tribal nations who used their sacred language to help win World War II, would put the team on the path to restoring its reputation and correcting historical misrepresentation of indigenous peoples. “
Although the old team name is being withdrawn, it is unknown what the new name will be.