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