University of North Dakota 'Fighting Sioux' Controversy Continues

Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Len W...4666 days ago

More than two months after the University of North Dakota officially dropped its divisive nickname, the public address announcer at a women's basketball game welcomed it back with a familiar roar: "Here come your Fighting Sioux!"

Last week's return was bittersweet for some supporters of the moniker, reportedly born some 80 years ago from anonymous letters to a student newspaper but since decried as racist by many American Indians and the NCAA.

The nickname was resurrected after residents generated....

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