Through this long process, I have changed one view on the Sioux name. The Sioux people who want the name changed do not bellieve that our use of it is honoring the Sioux people. I have come to believe that it is the name and the Sioux people of times gone by that we are honoring, not the people of today. As I've stated recently the University of North Dakota honors the name and the ancestors of the current Sioux through the accomplishments of the students, the athletes, the alumni, and the University; the American Indians state that they are who brought the programs to UND but without the Universit,y the American Indian programs and services would not exist. That's one shortened point of view. There are many others in the Sioux Name threads.