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All shots were named after various Native American tribes.
This is too absolute. One of the 17 Redwing shots was named "LACROSSE," which is a sport/game, not a Native American tribe.
Full reasoning
An official Operation REDWING fact sheet listing the series' assigned shot names includes LACROSSE among the 17 tests, alongside names such as CHEROKEE, ZUNI, and HURON. Separately, USA Lacrosse describes lacrosse as a sport with Native American roots. That means the article's claim that all shots were named after Native American tribes is not correct: at least one shot name, LACROSSE, is not a tribe name.
A more accurate phrasing would be that most Redwing shots were named after Native American peoples/tribes, but not all of them.
2 sources
- Fact Sheet- Operation Redwing (RMI Nuclear Justice Documents)
"REDWING test events, 1956 ... Assigned Name ... LACROSSE CHEROKEE ... ZUNI ... TEWA HURON"
- Native American Advisory Council | USA Lacrosse
"Lacrosse is a sport with deep spiritual roots, grounded in Native American culture."