Lt. Governor Flanagan talks to WTIP about "Not Your Mascot" protest

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and other Native American leaders will protest outside of U.S. Bank Stadium ahead of tonight’s Minnesota Vikings game to urge the visiting Washington team to retire the Redskins team name and mascot.

Lt. Gov. Flanagan will be joined by state Reps. Mary Kunesh-Podein and Jamie Becker-Finn, who are also Native Americans, U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, and tribal government leaders.

The Washington football team owner Dan Snyder has said the team name shows honor and respect.

But David Glass, president of the National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media and a member of the White Earth Nation, says the name is a very offensive racial slur.

The protesters will be marching from Peavy Field Park to hold a rally at The Commons in front of the stadium at 5 p.m.

Earlier today, as the Lt. Gov. was planning for the event, she spoke to WTIP’s Rhonda Silence, about an opinion piece she penned for Huffington Post, and about tonight’s event.