Posted: 3/11/2011 1:19:19 PM EDT
http://www.wdaz.com/event/article/id/6919/group/homepage/ It seems a black Fighting Sioux sweatshirt has made its way halfway across the world. The short clip of a Libyan rebel loading bullets into a machine gun wearing a Sioux sweatshirt is easy to miss. ... |
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They're gonna be the only ones wearing Sioux sweatshirts pretty soon  Wanna bet? http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/196451/ The North Dakota Senate voted today to approve legislation ordering UND to retain its controversial Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian-head logo. The vote was 28-15 with four senators absent and not voting, and came after a massive e-mail lobbying campaign that senators said heavily favored approval and clogged members’ e-mail accounts. The bill, passed earlier by the House on a 65-28 vote, goes now to Gov. Jack Dalrymple, who said he will sign it. “The ball is now in the court of the NCAA, and that’s what the people want: Take action or not take action,” Dalrymple said in a telephone interview following the vote. ... |
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They're gonna be the only ones wearing Sioux sweatshirts pretty soon Wanna bet? http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/196451/ The North Dakota Senate voted today to approve legislation ordering UND to retain its controversial Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian-head logo. The vote was 28-15 with four senators absent and not voting, and came after a massive e-mail lobbying campaign that senators said heavily favored approval and clogged members’ e-mail accounts. The bill, passed earlier by the House on a 65-28 vote, goes now to Gov. Jack Dalrymple, who said he will sign it. “The ball is now in the court of the NCAA, and that’s what the people want: Take action or not take action,” Dalrymple said in a telephone interview following the vote. ... Well that oughta piss Russell Means and Dennis Banks right the fuck off! 
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i don't blame the dakota for objecting to it. after all, 'sioux' derives from the pejorative anishinaabe/ojibwe term for snake/enemy. "we're honoring the spirit of the dakota by referring to them insultingly". Except that they don't. A condition for acceptance of the Fighting Sioux name by the NCAA was the approval of the two Sioux tribes in North Dakota. The Spirit Lake tribe approved it in a referendum by a margin of 2:1. Members of the Standing Rock tribe have pushed for a referendum, but it has been blocked by the tribal council. |
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They're gonna be the only ones wearing Sioux sweatshirts pretty soon Not following you. Notre Dame has "Fighting Irish." I see no problem with this, because it is not derogatory - it is complimentary of Irish courage. Ditto "Fighting Sioux." There is nothing derogatory about this name. |
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Quoted: Quoted: i don't blame the dakota for objecting to it. after all, 'sioux' derives from the pejorative anishinaabe/ojibwe term for snake/enemy. "we're honoring the spirit of the dakota by referring to them insultingly". Except that they don't. A condition for acceptance of the Fighting Sioux name by the NCAA was the approval of the two Sioux tribes in North Dakota. The Spirit Lake tribe approved it in a referendum by a margin of 2:1. Members of the Standing Rock tribe have pushed for a referendum, but it has been blocked by the tribal council. interesting! |