North Dakota Attorney Generals Tells Indian Supporters Of Sioux Nickname To Shut Up And Be Offended

Proof • November 21, 2009

I don’t write much about the on-going controversy over the University of North Dakota “Fighting Sioux” nickname, but this article has me shaking my head at the irony.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Spirit Lake Sioux tribal members who want the University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname.
Stenehjem filed the motion on Friday. He met with the state Board of Higher Education behind closed doors on Thursday to update them on the state’s response. A judge has barred the board from taking any action on the nickname issue until after a Dec. 9 hearing.

Just so we’re clear, the people who are insisting that the “Fighting Sioux” nickname is “hostile and abusive” are now locked in a legal battle with actual Sioux Indians who want to keep the nickname in place.
That this legal skirmish is coming after another Sioux tribe in North Dakota voted overwhelmingly in favor of the nickname just makes it all the more absurd.
By the way, in the aftermath of that election nickname opponents said they lost because they hadn’t had enough time to go out to the reservation and educate the voters. Meaning they didn’t have enough time to go tell the actual Sioux Indians that they’re supposed to be offended by the logo and nickname.
Isn’t it time we just admit that this logo controversy is the product of ivory tower university types suffering from a combination of white liberal guilt and too much time on their hands?

Tags: Asshats, Domestic Issues, North Dakota News, Politics

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The good people of ND will stand firm but finally lose when a gaggle of ACLU attorneys move this issue to the Federal courts.
I don’t like today’s GOP

Wholly molley, I agree with the substance of one of Rob’s posts again.

But since you brought up ivory tower types. I’d like to point out that they forgot to put the Republican Royal “R” in front of Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.

So, again, It’s a Republican that is telling people to “shut up”.
farm4money

Lets loose all the Indian names. If the fighting sioux name should go, so should the name no one can spell or say properly of that big lake in the middle of ND …… how about we change it to something easy like ….. Lake Custer oh, and dakota is an indian name so here after we shall be known as the state of ‘North’ …….

the best thing you can do is not to send your children to any of the public universities. private universities are not so damn liberal and do a better job for less money. Just my opinion.
sayanything-2

The Sioux Tribe has no problem with it, why do a bunch of liberal white people have,,,,,,Oh, yea. Never mind!
sayanything-2

Stenehjem is no more a Republican than my dogs are, or Robert KKK Byrd is, or Teddie Kennedy is. Get real, a$$hole.
jimmypop

this would be WAY easier if the logo sucked. it doesnt. its cool. sure, the school sucks… but the logo is spiffy!

(also, go bison)
sayanything-2

Goon? I had to read that a couple of times. Thought you said “affliction”, not affiliation. I was gonna jump your a$$ about that! Being a member of the Choctaw Tribe, and whatnot!
sayanything-11159

The name has 90 plus percent support across northern MN and ND. It does come down to elitist liberals who have nothing better to do.
I don’t like today’s GOP

Face it pussy. If you don’t kick him out, he’s one of you.
sayanything-9974

Pretty bad when somebody must tell us when we should be offended. I did a survey for a college class about changing the name from the Indians because it was offensive. My results were overwhelmingly opposed. The only comments written in were by native Americans offering support and pride in the representation. Two years later the University changed to the Timberwolves anyway. I guess we didn’t know enough to be offended either.
sayanything-106

Most of the objection to the Fighting Sioux logo comes from White Liberal College Professor from the east coast and Indians of other tribal affilation.
Brent

Wait… Wayne Stenehjem is a Republican? Could of fooled me…
sayanything-2

Still waiting for you to prove Rob lied, about anything, ever. And how could I kick him out, you encephalitic moron? I don’t live in ND. Hahahahahaha!!! And I am an Independent, as has been pointed out to you repeatedly.
CaptainFreeJack

The NCAA brought this on by allowing exceptions for schools: Be consistent or bud out. They can’t be worried about athlete GPA’s or finding a way for students to get compensated for the 100′s of millions schools make off of them. Never mind taking care of kids after they have been chewed up by the sports machine that is college sports. That “free” education in Leisure Studies doesn’t quite cut it.

Classic Ivory Tower BS indeed; stir up a problem, dump it on the laps of others and walk away saying “They have to decide this”.

First ND is bad for supoorting the name, now it’s bad for fighting the supporters. No win for ND.

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