Redskins urged to change name

Pressure is building on the American football team the Washington Redskins to change their name.

Pressure is building on the American football team the Washington Redskins to change their name.

Football executives have agreed to meet with Native American leaders over the issue in a change of direction.

North American correspondent John Stempin says the name has stuck despite calls for at least two decades to change it.

He told Greg Dyett many Americans find the term offensive.

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