The Edmonton Football team, previously named the Eskimos, will now go by the Elks.
The organization dropped the Eskimos, following a similar decision by the NFL’s Washington team, after a call last summer for sports teams to drop the use of Indigenous names.
Elks was one of seven potential name changes the Edmonton Football Team was mulling over, which included; Evergreens, Evergolds, Eclipse, Elkhounds, Eagles and Elements.
The 2021 CFL season is expected to begin a 14-game season on August 5 after not playing in 2020 due to the pandemic.