This story was published on April 02, 2004 on Page C1 in all editions of the Bangor Daily News (Editor note: This is the first of three columns concerning disrespect to Native Americans in the world of sports and, in particular, disrespect to a Maine legend, Louis Sockalexis, by Sockalexis biographer Ed Rice. In this first column, Rice explores the continuing use of the nickname “Redskins.”) We live in a curiously impolite era. We know no new sporting team in this country - whether spawned … [Read more...]