A counter argument to changing the Edmonton Eskimos name:
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For Ruben, the name has always been a source of pride, and is the reason he followed the team.
"Growing up as a kid, I first caught on to a football game and Edmonton Eskimos were playing and I really thought it was our own team. I felt a sense of pride," Ruben said.
Ruben thinks politicians should be focussing their energy, and money, on more important issues Inuit face.
"For me it's just political grandstanding. It has nothing to do with our social issues now. You have never heard of a person who lost a house, or can't get a house because of the Edmonton Eskimos name."
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