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On Fri, 28 Apr 2006, Kirk Eisenbeis wrote:
> For those that follow the ongoing issue, this was reported yesterday:
> University of North Dakota: Sioux tribes support nickname
> http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/14443237.htm
Note that the proper parsing of the headline is that UND claims the
tribes support the nickname. One of those claims is based on a letter
from Fool Bear, the chair of the Standing Rock judicial committee, but
if you read farther...
" Standing Rock Chairman Ron His Horse Is Thunder sent a letter to
" Franklin on Thursday, saying the tribe "maintains its stance opposing
" the 'Fighting Sioux' athletic nickname and logo."
" His Horse Is Thunder said the judicial committee can only make
" recommendations to the Tribal Council, and he said Fool Bear in the
" past has unsuccessfully tried to sway the council toward supporting
" the nickname.
And the other tribe they claim support from has refused to consider
the issue since 2000, although the UND president claims in the article
word-of-mouth reaffirmation of the support they gave then.
I thought there was a third Sioux tribe who unequivocally opposed the
nickname, but maybe they're not based in North Dakota.
John Whelan, Cornell '91
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