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Rally in Minnesota Draws Thousands

2/11/2014

 
Thousands of protesters gathered in Minnesota before the Minnesota/Washington NFL game today. Minnesota has a deep Native American/American Indian history and police estimate that 3,200 people were in attendance. The "Not Your Mascot" protest was also supported by the Mayor of Minneapolis, Betsy Hodges, who was present.

Find out more here from Sports Illustrated or here from BuzzFeed.

Visit the following twitter Hashtags:

#changethemascot
#notyourmascot
#nohonorinracism
Also, check out the video "No Honor in Racism" from Red Circle Agency and the National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media.
And don't forget to revisit the National Congress of American Indians' "Proud to be" video

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