On Fri, 11 Feb 1994, John H. Hughes wrote: > I have to agree with [log in to unmask] about nicknames. I think > that using the name of a Native American tribe as a team nickname is something > that Native Americans should look on with pride. So the Sioux, Seminoles, > Mohawks, etc. shouldn't have a beef with those as nicknames. Using a name Just as a note, the so-called 'Sioux' people, do NOT refer to themselves as Sioux, they refer to themselves as 'Lakota'. The 'Sioux' is a one name, given to many diverse tribes/nations of Indians by outsiders. "Sioux" in the context it was given, actually means snake... How this changes the name-change issue... I'll let everyone form their own opinions on that... Susan Siegal UND fan :)