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Winnipeg’s mayor sees an opportunity to change the name of Edmonton’s CFL team to something “more inclusive.”

Mayor Brian Bowman told media Wednesday that he has made comments to that effect to Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson.

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“I think there’s an opportunity to have a more inclusive name. That’s ultimately a decision for the team, though, and I will obviously respect that,” said Bowman. “I’ve voiced my thoughts on the team name.”

Bowman’s comments come just a few days before the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are slated to host the Edmonton Eskimos in a western semifinal playoff game on Sunday. Bowman, who has Metis heritage and is Winnipeg’s first Indigenous mayor, noted he’s enthusiastic to welcome the team to Winnipeg, calling it “a great organization.”

An Edmonton Eskimos name change was also requested by a national Inuit organization two years ago. In November 2015, Natan Obed, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, told the Canadian Press no sports team should be named after an ethnic group and called the term “Eskimo” an offensive relic from when Inuit people had no control over what they were called.