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Back in 2018 the Cleveland Indians over concerns it was a racist caricature. Some Native Americans have long felt that the team鈥檚 name should change as well.

They鈥檙e protesting with that message Friday ahead of the long-delayed 2020 MLB season opener in Cleveland.

This time, however; the protest comes after several statements from Indians鈥� management suggesting there might be an opening for a name change. 

One of the groups organizing the protest is the American Indian Movement of Ohio. Executive Director Philip Yenyo said they used to chant 鈥渃hange the name, change the logo,鈥� for but years it felt like the team鈥檚 owners only heard the second half of that message. 

But ahead of Opening Day, addressing the demands for the team鈥檚 name to change. 

鈥淚 am invested in engaging our community and appropriate stakeholders to help determine the best path forward with regard to our team name,鈥� Dolan said in the statement. 鈥淚n the coming weeks, we will engage Native American leaders to better understand their perspectives, meet with local civic leaders, and continue to listen to the perceptions of our players, fans, partners and employees. We feel a real sense of urgency to discuss these perspectives with key stakeholders while also taking the time needed to ensure those conversations are inclusive and meaningful.鈥� 

The statement gave Yenyo hope. 

鈥淲e have been calling to be at the table for over 25 years now and it seems like everything is coming to fruition,鈥� he told ideastream, though he鈥檚 getting a little impatient. 鈥淚f you鈥檙e going to do the right thing then just do it. They鈥檙e delaying the inevitable.鈥�

Earlier this month the NFL team formerly known as the Washington Redskins announced will . For the 2020 season, the team will be . 

Yenyo already has a suggestion for a new team name for the Indians, and it鈥檚 a rather nostalgic one: the Cleveland Spiders. That was team nickname in the late 1800s.