Suzanne Fortier, McGill's Principal and Vice-Chancellor, issued a statement today that described her decision to change the name of the "Redmen" — the name of most of McGill's men's sports teams.. “That name in particular, initially when I started I wasn’t aware of the cultural insensitivity,” Sinodinos said. For almost 100 years some of the sports teams of Montreal’s McGill University have been had the nickname the “Redmen”. McGill University's varsity men's sports teams will now be known as the Redbirds. For the 2019-2020 year, the teams will simply be known as the McGill teams, Fortier said. McGill University's varsity men's sports teams will now be known as the Redbirds. MONTREAL — McGill University's men's varsity sports teams will be known as the Redbirds going forward, the university announced Tuesday. MONTREAL—McGill University is dropping the Redmen name for its men’s varsity sports teams, effective immediately, the university announced Friday. For the 2019-2020 athletic season, the men’s varsity teams will be known as the McGill teams. McGill men's sports teams to be named Redbirds after lengthy process 2020-11-17. If McGill maintains its team’s name, it … The name was chosen due to its connection to the school's athletic tradition — the Red Birds Ski Club was founded in 1928, and since then several other McGill sports clubs, teams and events have used the Redbirds name. The name change follows a lengthy debate over the former Redmen name, which was not initially adopted as a reference to Indigenous peoples. He said he wants to see more Indigenous professors hired, an improvement of services geared toward Indigenous students and the expansion of the Indigenous studies program, for example. McGill University’s men’s varsity sports teams will be known as the Redbirds going forward, the university announced Tuesday. Galbraith, who is from the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma and grew up in Fort Wayne, Ind., said Indigenous students and student athletes felt especially alienated during and after the name change campaign. Montreal's McGill University has announced it will change the name of its men's varsity sports teams — the Redmen — after Indigenous students, faculty and staff said the name is … (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) The change will abandon the former name, Redmen, that many students said was a racist reference towards Indigenous people in Canada. McGill University’s men’s varsity sports teams will be known as the Redbirds going forward, the university announced Tuesday. McGill University has dropped the name Redmen from its varsity sports teams after receiving complaints that the name is a racial slur, Principal Suzanne Fortier said in a statement Friday, April 12, 2019. MONTREAL — McGill University's men's varsity sports teams will be known as the Redbirds going forward, the university announced Tuesday. They will retain it. MONTREAL -- McGill University has announced the new name for its men's varsity athletic teams: The McGill Redbirds. MONTREAL — McGill University's men's varsity sports teams will be known as the Redbirds going forward, the university announced Tuesday. McGill's sports teams have been known as the Redmen since the late 1920s. “I don’t think it represents the end of this discussion at all.”. (CNN) — McGill University will no longer use the name Redmen for its men’s varsity sports teams after students argued the term was a racial slur. The debate about the name comes to an end after a months-long conversation initiated by Indigenous students and staff. MONTREAL — McGill University is dropping the Redmen name for its men’s varsity sports teams, effective immediately, the university announced Friday. McGill University alumni, students come together remove James McGill statue, fight inequality. An open call for suggestions yielded 230 different options. (twitter) McGill University pressured to change sports team name McGill University has dropped the name Redmen from its varsity sports teams after receiving complaints that the name is a racial slur. MONTREAL — McGill University's men's varsity sports teams will be known as the Redbirds going forward, the university announced Tuesday. Originally the McGill Redmen, the name was temporarily changed in May 2019 after nearly 80% of students voted to change the name in a 2018 referendum held by McGill's student union. Amateur Sports Team. The men’s varsity sports teams at McGill University have a new name: the McGill Redbirds. Fabrice Labeau, the university’s deputy provost of student life and learning, said several names emerged as potential choices, but Redbirds, checked all the boxes, including some historical links to the institution. Images of Indigenous people were also found on McGill jerseys and helmets for the football and men's hockey teams between 1981 and 1991. MONTREAL (AP) — McGill University has dropped the name Redmen from its varsity sports teams after receiving complaints that the name is … falls on deaf ears, ‘SNL’ spoofs ‘Oops, You Did it Again’ talk show with Lil Nas X, Matt Gaetz. A committee considered 1,200 submissions with 230 proposed names, referring the more popular ones back for a second consultation with the community. Today, I write to share my decision with you. Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. “Once you understand this is a name that we could no longer use, then you move on to the next chapter and try to find a name that works,” Lacroix said. In past years, students and members of the university community have expressed concern about potentially problematic origins of the name ‘Redmen’. At McGill, the university’s sports teams are known as Redmen and Martlets (men’s teams are the Redmen, while women’s are the Martlets). Their former name, 'Redmen', was criticized by Indigenous students and alumni as a racial slur. READ MORE: McGill drops controversial Redmen name. The women's teams are now known as the Martlets. Dozens of … "A couple of decades ago, the Indian Act wouldn't have allowed an Indigenous student to go to McGill without losing their status," he said. Jirousek, a member of the rowing crew, was at the forefront of a student campaign to get McGill to drop the name "Redmen" for its sports teams, which Indigenous students described as offensive and alienating. In April 2019, the university announced it was dropping the Redmen name effective immediately. McGill began using the Redmen name and mascot for its male sports teams in the 1920s. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. The Redbirds name was used by ski teams in the 1920s and 1930s and more recently by the school’s baseball team, as well as for a fall basketball tournament dubbed the Redbird Classic. 3 talking about this. McGill University will no longer use the name Redmen for its sports teams, university president Suzanne Fortier announced Friday. According to the university, the name stemmed from colors worn by … McGill University has chosen Redbirds as the new name for its men's varsity sports teams. Tomas Jirousek, a former McGill student who led the name change fight, said the new name is another step toward recognizing Indigenous students. According to the committee, the idea of having the same name for men's and women's teams did not fly. The university made the announcement today, more than a year after doing away with the old Redmen name. “It strikes that balance between being a new name, being part of our tradition and being the kind of name everyone will be able to rally around,” Labeau said in an interview. Tomas Jirousek, a member of the Kainai First Nation in southern Alberta who graduated from McGill this past summer, led the campaign for the name change. MONTREAL -- Just over a year ago, in April 2019, McGill University announced it would change the name of all its men’s varsity sports teams, doing away with the “Redmen” slur. The idea of having the same name for the University announced it was not a name University... 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