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“South Dakota Native American tribe’s leaders voted Wednesday to reject all money – including an already-offered $25,000 – from the Washington Redskins and the foundation that team owner Daniel Snyder created to help Indians.
Ryman LeBeau, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux council, posted the news to Facebook on Wednesday and confirmed the vote in a brief phone call a few hours later. Aside from its decision to rebuff the money, the council ordered its chairman and the tribe (which has 8,000 members living on the reservation) to “cease all unsanctioned communication with the Washington Redskins and any group or person associated with them,” according to a photo of the motion’s language LeBeau shared on his page.
Ryman LeBeau, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux council, posted on Facebook Wednesday that the council voted to “reject any and all payments received or payments negotiated from the Washington Redskins and/or their organization The Washington Redskins Original American Foundation.” The tribe also voted to “cease all unsanctioned communication with the Washington Redskins and any group or person associated with them.”
A day earlier, LeBeau posted a photo of the Redskins check with the caption, “Sold our souls.. Price was cheap.””
– Washington Post, Native American tribe votes to reject $25,000 offered by Washington Redskins foundation.
“When Daniel Snyder started the Original Americans Foundation, the Redskins owner was hoping to earn some goodwill from Native Americans.
The foundation makes charitable donations in the form of money, clothing, medicine and other materials. But one South Dakota group declined to accept a check for $25,000 from Snyder’s foundation.”
– Sporting News, Native American tribe rejects donation from Redskins owner.
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