The team hired a research company to help gather info on the potential impact of the Eskimos’ nameeskimos
The CFL Edmonton Eskimos have "no immediate plans to change their name" after the franchise "spent the past couple of years speaking with Inuit leaders and conducting research on the impact of the Eskimos name on the Inuit community," according to Dan Ralph of the CP. Eskimos VP/Marketing & Communications Allan Watt said that the team "purposefully hired an international research company to help them gather information on the potential impact of the Eskimos’ name on the Inuit community." The team "plans to do much more before being in a position to determine the final results of its efforts." Watt said, “This is something that’s been our name since 1910 ... and we want to make the right decisions, not quick decisions. We’d be remiss if we didn’t do extensive research, if we didn’t do it thoroughly and if we didn’t do it in the north ... none of us should pretend to speak for people who are Inuit.” Watt said that there is "no timetable regarding when the research results will be compiled" (CP, 4/15).
