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LANCASTER, N.Y. (AP) — The debate over a suburban Buffalo high school's Redskins nickname drew a crowd of several hundred for a public forum on the issue.

The term "redskins" is so offensive to members of the Oneida Indian Nation that it's now omitting the word from official communications.

The Oneida Indian Nation is advertising in advance of Monday night's Washington Redskins season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, asking he public to urge NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the Redskins to change their name.

The Cooperstown School District will be purchasing new uniforms with a new mascot thanks to a $10,000 gift from the Oneida Indian Nation.

The Oneida Nation is scheduled to present a check to the Cooperstown Central School District this week to deliver on a promise made when the district was considering changing its mascot.

Lawmakers in Washington, DC are debating a bill  that would eliminate "Redskins" as the NFL team's name. A spokesman for the Washington Redskins says the team has no comment. Comment on our Facebook page and vote in today's Question of the Day:  

The Oneida Indian Nation is congratulating the Cooperstown School Board for voting to remove the Redskins mascot from its sports teams. The board voted 6-to-1 Wednesday night to drop the name. The move was prompted by last month's vote by the student body that the mascot be changed...