Eliminate the "Fighting Sioux" Nickname and Logo
Target:
University President Charles Kupchella
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In 2005 Walter Harrison, chairman of the NCAA executive committee, received a letter from Standing Rock Tribal Chair Ron His Horse is Thunder. In this letter it stated that the tribal council "...officially and respectfully requests [University of North Dakota] to discontinue use of it's nickname and logo and support the NCAA decision to bar the use of Native American tribal names in post season games by colleges and universities."
Leigh Jeanotte, director of American Indian services at UND, has worked for more than 20 years to convince the school to change it's nickname and logo. Jeanotte says "In this day and age we don't see teams using Hispanic names, African American names. And my guess is this decision sends a clear statement that American Indians should not be used in this manner."
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/04/28/ncaavsund/
In 2007 the NCAA and the state of North Dakota settled the lawsuit regarding the NCAA%u2019s 2005 policy prohibiting Native American mascots and imagery at its championships.
The UND has until November 30, 2010: a) to obtain namesake tribe approval for its nickname and related imagery from both the Spirit Lake Tribe and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, b) transition to a new nickname and logo that do not violate the policy, or c) suffer restrictions regarding post season games and tournaments.
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=6791
Leigh Jeanotte, director of American Indian services at UND, has worked for more than 20 years to convince the school to change it's nickname and logo. Jeanotte says "In this day and age we don't see teams using Hispanic names, African American names. And my guess is this decision sends a clear statement that American Indians should not be used in this manner."
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/04/28/ncaavsund/
In 2007 the NCAA and the state of North Dakota settled the lawsuit regarding the NCAA%u2019s 2005 policy prohibiting Native American mascots and imagery at its championships.
The UND has until November 30, 2010: a) to obtain namesake tribe approval for its nickname and related imagery from both the Spirit Lake Tribe and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, b) transition to a new nickname and logo that do not violate the policy, or c) suffer restrictions regarding post season games and tournaments.
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=6791
In 2005 Walter Harrison, chairman of the NCAA executive committee, received a letter from Standing Rock Tribal Chair Ron His Horse is Thunder. In this letter it stated that the tribal council "...officially and respectfully requests [University of North Dakota] to discontinue use of it's nickname and logo and support the NCAA decision to bar the use of Native American tribal names in post season games by colleges and universities."
Leigh Jeanotte, director of American Indian services at UND, has worked for more than 20 years to convince the school to change it's nickname and logo. Jeanotte says "In this day and age we don't see teams using Hispanic names, African American names. And my guess is this decision sends a clear statement that American Indians should not be used in this manner."
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/04/28/ncaavsund/
In 2007 the NCAA and the state of North Dakota settled the lawsuit regarding the NCAA%u2019s 2005 policy prohibiting Native American mascots and imagery at its championships.
The UND has until November 30, 2010: a) to obtain namesake tribe approval for its nickname and related imagery from both the Spirit Lake Tribe and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, b) transition to a new nickname and logo that do not violate the policy, or c) suffer restrictions regarding post season games and tournaments.
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=6791
Leigh Jeanotte, director of American Indian services at UND, has worked for more than 20 years to convince the school to change it's nickname and logo. Jeanotte says "In this day and age we don't see teams using Hispanic names, African American names. And my guess is this decision sends a clear statement that American Indians should not be used in this manner."
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/04/28/ncaavsund/
In 2007 the NCAA and the state of North Dakota settled the lawsuit regarding the NCAA%u2019s 2005 policy prohibiting Native American mascots and imagery at its championships.
The UND has until November 30, 2010: a) to obtain namesake tribe approval for its nickname and related imagery from both the Spirit Lake Tribe and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, b) transition to a new nickname and logo that do not violate the policy, or c) suffer restrictions regarding post season games and tournaments.
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=6791
We the undersigned,
Request that you change your sport's team nickname and logo to one that is more appropriate and respectful to the tribes of your state.
We have read many articles through MPR, NCAA, and the DakotaStudent website stating that rules and policies have changed and been changing since 2002. Yet your 2008 women's hockey poster still shows the offending nickname and logo that was promised to be changed.
We hope you will make right what is wrong long before it is required of you to do so.
Thank you for your time.
Request that you change your sport's team nickname and logo to one that is more appropriate and respectful to the tribes of your state.
We have read many articles through MPR, NCAA, and the DakotaStudent website stating that rules and policies have changed and been changing since 2002. Yet your 2008 women's hockey poster still shows the offending nickname and logo that was promised to be changed.
We hope you will make right what is wrong long before it is required of you to do so.
Thank you for your time.
We signed the "Eliminate the "Fighting Sioux" Nickname and Logo" petition!
# 127:
4:26 pm PDT, Jun 3,
Wim GOIRIS, Belgium
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Joe Rhoan, California
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Amy Russell, Mississippi
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Esther Scoumbourdis, Greece
# 122:
9:57 am PDT, Jun 1,
Name not displayed, California
I am not of the Sioux, but I do have Native American blood in me - and honestly, I find your use of the Sioux's name offensive. Be original. Be yourselves. Don't steal what you hardly even understand.
I am not of the Sioux, but I do have Native American blood in me - and honestly, I find your use of the Sioux's name offensive. Be original. Be yourselves. Don't steal what you hardly even understand.
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3:42 pm PDT, May 29,
Rosemary Rannes, New Hampshire
Respectfully Mr./Prof. Kupchella, if the shoe, in this case moccasin, was on the other foot, one might simply say, enough said. This petition states the case admirably and without reservation. Clearly the present, rooted in the past must leave the door open to change for the future. "Yes we can" seems appropriate in terms of new possibilities that will imprint a renewed Living Legacy. Thank you for your gracious consideration. |
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3:45 pm PDT, May 27,
Christina Hunter, Iowa
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Susan Marden, Maine
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Sheilah Bebbington, United Kingdom
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Margaret Sweeny, United Kingdom
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John Peterson, Oregon
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Cyndie Weatherbee, Canada
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Cecilia Bowerman, Australia
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# 104:
2:33 pm PDT, May 14,
Donna Matthews, Nebraska
We should be more respectful of others heritages.
We should be more respectful of others heritages.
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12:36 pm PDT, May 14,
Carole Drake, Florida
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Roy Cee, Oregon
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RIVER FRANCE, Canada
