When a name change is something else

Off with their heads? Indian Head Highway fans, rejoice...

May 18, 2022

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WASHINGTON — A name change surrounding an ignorant D.C. Indigenous landmark? What could go wrong?

Road ruckus: This time, it’s not about a multi-billion dollar, dictionary-defined racist NFL team franchise, but a well-traveled route in Maryland in the D.C. metro region long known as Indian Head Highway, or Route 210.

Tribal citizens in the area have been…

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