The U.S. Patent Office says the Washington Redskins' federal trademarks must be canceled. Today on River to River we ask - what’s in a name?
Joining our discussion - Linda Tyon, a Tama resident of the Meskwaki tribe, and Steve Baird, a native Iowan whose work on the case led to the cancelation of the Redskins' trademarks.
“I think it’s very derogatory; native people are not red,” says Linda Tyon.