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The Washington NFL team recently announced that it was launching a new foundation to address the plight of Native Americans in Indian Country.  Below are links to some noteworthy news items from last week on the topic.  Many more can be found in the News Section of the Change the Mascot website.

philanthropy.com
Head of Redskins’ Native American Charity Drew U.S. Scrutiny
March 28, 2014

usatoday.com
Redskins foundation head drew criticism in I.G. report
By Brent Schrotenboer, March 27, 2014

nonprofitquarterly.org
Dan Snyder’s Redskins Foundation Chief Ran Nonprofit That ‘Wasted’ $1M In Federal Grants
By Rick Cohen, March 28, 2014

washingtonpost.com
CEO of new Washington Redskins foundation connected to ‘defective’ federal contract
By Theresa Vargas and Tom Jackman, March 28, 2014

sports.yahoo.com
Head of new Redskins foundation drew government criticism for previous work
By Jay Busbee, March 28, 2014

washingtonpost.com
Charity won’t keep the Redskins’ name from being offensive
Editorial Board, March 25, 2014

thehill.com
Reid: Redskins will change name within three years
By Mario Trujllo, March 28, 2014