Begay expresses relief, joy for Washington retiring nickname
(WorldNews Mexico)

Notah Begay III, Albuquerque’s famous golfer, said he became more aware of derogatory imagery of his Native American people while in college when he played for Stanford, where he said, “everyone got to speak their ideas.” It was then he experienced negative feelings toward Washington’s nickname of the Redskins in the NFL. Begay expressed relief and joy that Washington retired the moniker on Monday. ADVERTISEMENTSkip ...................................................................