(CBS News) KATONAH, N.Y. Martha Stewart's attempt to trademark "Katonah" — a move that has already riled some of her village neighbors — has now upset some American Indians because the name originally belonged to a 17th-century chief.
Two members of the Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation, which claims Chief Katonah as its own, have joined the anti-trademark battle being waged by the Katonah Village Improvement Society.
Other American Indian leaders on Tuesday said that Stewart's trademark application was offensive.
"If I wanted to trademark 'Martha Stewart' and put out a line of tea towels, she would have me in court very quickly," said Suzan Harjo, president of the Morning Star Institute, a national advocacy group. "She'd be saying, 'You can't use my name, that's valuable, that belongs to me."'
Clint Halftown, the federally recognized representative for the Cayuga Nation, said, "If it's being done for profit, then of course it's offensive. Of all the names in the world and all the words, why can't she pick something out that's not offensive?"
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