I think the NCAA somehow handled this one pretty reasonably.
Get the support of the Aboriginal leadership in your area and if all of them are inside you keep the name. In the case of the Eskimos you would discuss with the Inuit bands and if they all agree then you keep the name.
It’s not a threshold of x% but does address the small groups matter. You can also have real conversations with groups about what a team could actually do to help prejudice and racism beyond just a name change.
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