Here, via Leiter and the Lounge:

An excerpt:

We interviewed the lead petitioner, Amanda Blackhorse, last week. Blackhorse, now 27, grew up on the Navajo Reservation, went to Nations University in Kansas, and is now a social worker in Phoenix working with mentally ill adults. Here’s a synopsis of our Q and A:

ATL: What was your reaction to the Harjo decision?
Blackhorse: I was saddened by it. But our case is now going to move forward. For legal questions, please talk to our attorney, Philip Mause [partner at Drinker Biddle].

ATL: When did you start thinking about team mascots this way?
Blackhorse: During my sophomore year at Nations University, [a university for all Native American tribes], I started to become aware of my history as a Native American. I grew up on a Navajo reservation but never learned my history. The only thing shared between tribes is oppression. I literally cried when I realized our social problems stemmed from this.

ATL: How did you get involved with the case against the Redskins?
Blackhorse: In 2005, my friends and I decided to protest at a Redskins – Kansas Chiefs game in Kansas City. I was shocked to see the way people thought we were. They didn’t consider us human beings. People threw beers at us, told us to go home, yelled racial slurs. After that, I knew I needed to do something.

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