UND surrenders ‘Fighting Sioux’

Published on May 17, 2009 in College. 7 Comments Tags: . By Joanne Jacobs

University of North Dakota will drop the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, in response to complaints the name demeans American Indians.

7 Responses to “UND surrenders ‘Fighting Sioux’”

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  • Crimson Wife
    May 17, 2009 at 6:31 am

    Oh, for Pete’s sake. I’m Irish and I don’t get my knickers in a twist about Notre Dame’s “fighting Irish” nickname and cartoonish leprechaun mascot.

    Don’t the Sioux have bigger problems to worry about like jobs, a high rate of substance abuse, etc.?

  • Hube
    May 17, 2009 at 7:24 am

    http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_05_10-2009_05_16.shtml#1242423155

    Seems real Native Americans don’t much care about this “controversy.”

  • Peter
    May 17, 2009 at 7:54 am

    >>Seems real Native Americans don’t much care about this “controversy.”<<

    Read the article.

    This has nothing to do with the “Redskins”. It has to do with actual Sioux tribes in ND.

    From the article:

    “The name and logo, which is a profile of an American Indian man with feathers and streaks of paint on his face, could still be saved if North Dakota’s Standing Rock and Spirit Lake Sioux tribes agree by Oct. 1 to give UND permission to use them for at least 30 years.”

  • JND
    May 17, 2009 at 10:14 am

    New name? How about the Sighting Fioux?

  • BadaBing
    May 17, 2009 at 10:59 am

    I would tell them to go to hell. If they don’t like it, they can Sioux me.

  • Barry Garelick
    May 18, 2009 at 4:48 am

    I guess this means the Fighting Illini are next to go. They already did away with Chief Illiniwek.

  • Hube
    May 18, 2009 at 6:02 am

    Peter: Please. The poll was a general poll about the term “Redskins,” which, if anything, is much more offensive than “Fighting Sioux.”

    If “Fighting Sioux” is “offensive,” than as Crimson Wife noted, “Fighting Irish,” etc. should also be banned.

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