November 15, 2007

Sioux reject "Fighting Sioux"

Tribe votes to reject UND nicknameThe Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has three years to decide where it stands on the issue of the Fighting Sioux nickname.

But it didn't even take three weeks for tribal officials to firmly state their position.

The tribal council on Friday voted 8-1 to reaffirm its opposition to the University of North Dakota's nickname and logo.

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