The Fighting Souix nickname has been a struggle for most of Grand Forks and other Souix fans. It's time to say goodbye to the nickname Fighting Souix. The Univeristy of North Dakota has a year to remove any logos or images that includes Fighting Souix. There were alot of good memorable times for Souix fans and is sad to see the Souix name go away. After coming off a record breaking fundraising year of 47 million dollars, largely on the back of its successful athletic team, the loss of the school's mascot some from coming into the alumini association. Leigh Jeanott, director of Indian student services at the university said, "we do expect we'll come through and out the other side together and in a very strong fashion." Some people might move away from UND just because of the nickname change. After figuring out which nickname is a good nickname to change, the people came up with the Flickertails. This nickname change had distracted many studnets and professors at the university. In 2005, the NCAA barred UND from hosting post season tournaments or using the nickname if its teams played in tournaments. The UND spokesman Peter Johnson says there's still a chance the nickname will stay. It's unclear how a nickname change would affect the 100 million dollar Engelstad Arena, where the UND hockey team plays.
I think the UND nickname change is still a big deal, because its a logo that has been with us for a long time. Seeing the univeristy and having to change all the equipment and logos seems to be a very rough time. I just can't believe UND is changing their name to possibly the Flickertails. Hopefully everything will work out for the UND, and the Fighting Souix will always be with us.
Well you can thank the NCAA for this whole mess with the Fighting Sioux nickname trying to say it is offensive to the Native Americans. I'm 1/2 Native American and I don't see it as offensive.Take in the NFL with the Washington Redskins that is more offensive than anything else. Even if they do have to "retire" the name everyone will still refer UND as the Fighting Sioux.
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe that the Sioux is actually going to be changed. It seems like this has been talked about for so long that that was all it was, just talk. I think it is too bad that there couldn’t have been a compromise reached that would suite the Native Americans and also allow the Sioux to still be the Sioux. For instance why not just drop the “Fighting”? I cannot imagine cheering for the Flickertail hockey team…
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree that the changing of the nickname has gone too far. Honestly, all the people of the world cannot be pleased at once--it's an impossble task to please everyone. It does seem a terrible waste to have spent so much money on the logo and yet to be forced to wipe all of that image clean. I'm curious if UND would take this case to appeals court.
ReplyDeleteI think this is just rediculious. I was did a blog on this awhile back and I read over half the Sioux tribe wanted UND to keep their logo. If I was a Sioux tribe member I would be honored for a big university to have me as their logo. My high school changed mascot when I was a junior. It costed our school lots and lots of money. I think if they do change the mascot it is going to hurt UND and our state finacially and the population. Lots and lots of work and money are going to be needed to change logos all over Grand Forks. Grand Forks strives from the fighting Sioux logo.
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