Natan Obed: Cfl Playoffs and Edmonton Eskimos

natan obed: He says it's up to the team to talk with the public and other stakeholders about what name would work for all, and he'd like to see it happen before the Grey Cup comes to Edmonton next year, according to National Observer. Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman said earlier this week he wants the Eskimos to change its name to a more inclusive one. Iveson says it doesn't have to be resolved in the next month while the Edmonton Eskimos are in the CFL playoffs. Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, which represents Canada's 60,000 Inuit, said Edmonton can be a leader in Canada's movement to reconciliation with Indigenous people by changing the name. That is difficult to not give serious weight to that feedback, he said Thursday. It is my hope that the team will respect the wishes of the Inuit and replace its moniker with a team name that is not widely considered an ethnic slur, Obed said in a statement. ; Iveson said the views of Inuit need to be acknowledged. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.