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[–] Vladimir_Komarov 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Yes/No: I can see both sides. On one hand, it stems from a different time when some high profile players happened to be of first nations heritage. Under the social paradigm of the time they felt there was nothing wrong with calling themselves that, and in fact wore it with pride. As time has gone on, and our culture has grown, we generally see the labeling of a group of people by the color of their skin as wrong. I think the question of it's derogatory nature, regardless of it's intention, is more up to the people affected by it than anyone else. That all said, this is a registered trademark and longtime staple of our culture. Were this to be a proposed name of an expansion franchise it would never make it past the planning stages, but as long as this franchise has been around with this name, If anything should be grandfathered in it should be this.