Edmonton mayor says CFL Eskimos need to take steps on name change
WINNIPEG — Edmonton’s mayor says he wants the city’s Canadian Football League team to start taking steps towards a name change.
Don Iveson says there needs to be serious conversations about changing the name, given that an organization that represents Inuit people calls the term Eskimos offensive.
Iveson says it doesn’t have to be resolved in the next month while the Edmonton Eskimos are in the CFL playoffs.
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.