http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/232504/
My alma mater's hockey team is going to be at the NCAA Final Four this weekend. The nickname for The University of North Dakota is the "Fighting Sioux".
Over the past 30 years, there has been a movement to retire the nickname. Fire caught to it in 2005 when the NCAA deemed the schools use of the nickname as "hostile and abusive". One of the The Sioux tribes has a group trying to maintain the nickname by upholding a law the legislature passed, then withdrew. The other tribe is basically taking a now null stance, not doing anything as they have in the past denied use of the name and feel they have spoken. I spoke with reps from the one tribe that is supporting the name a month back while going to a game. They said that what is the most offensive to them is that neither the NCAA or the State came to them and asked how they felt. Meanwhile, Chief Osceola rides his horse Renegade at a Florida State home games without a problem. If there is anything that can be said, it's that the NCAA isn't consistent.
This is a HUGELY polarizing issue as a large portion of the populace feels there is nothing wrong with the nickname. I myself feel very strongly about keeping it, but can see the argument to retire it as well.
Looking for opinions...
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