McGill University in Montreal announced Friday that it would drop the mascot “Redmen” for its men’s sports teams, capping a contentious discussion over the athletic identity of one of Canada ...

The McGill Redmen in action in an undated photo. The university removed Indigenous imagery from its sports teams in the early 1990s. Montreal Gazette Why do non-Indigenous sports teams steal the ...

The McGill University athletic teams used to have a lot of nicknames. But in 1927, one name took center stage: the Redmen. This week on Only A Game, the controversial history of the Redmen name ...

According to McGill, the university—which is located in Montreal—decided to change the Redmen name after calls from Indigenous students, faculty and staff saying the name was discriminatory.