Halbritter has been leading a vocal protest against the name of the NFL Washington Redskins team, calling it racially insensitive. On January 31, 2014 he met with the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights at U.N. headquarters in Manhattan While his protests fell on deaf ears, the Washington Redskins finally gave up the name after Nike pulled all of its team merchandise and Fedex threatened to pull its financial backing of Fedex Stadium. On July 13, 2020, the Washington Redskins team announced its decision to retire the team logo and change its name. Criticism Critics inside the tribe have accused Halbritter of being a dictator, a heavy-handed leader who "answers to no one," according to Doug George-Kanentiio, the co-founder of the Native American Journalists Association. Halbritter's initiatives have been criticized by some Oneida, who say he has violated the Great Law of the Haudenosaunee by embracing gambling. They also fault him for selecting his own clan mothers and for creating a "men's council," both unheard-of practices in Haudenosaunee tradition. See also Turning Stone Resort & Casino References External links Oneida Indian Nation American chief executives Syracuse University alumni Harvard Law School alumni Native American leaders 1951 births Living people People from Oneida County, New York