GrahamKracker

Well, you live here long enough and you see enough people hurt you start to take sides. Trust me, I have more important things to do, but at this time and place my time is devoted to defending the rights of my people. So be it. We're almost there.

Believe what you want.

Believe it or not people come to school here to get an EDUCATION and could care less about the sports teams. Actually, this happens at many institutions. Again, one more ignorant person. Before you type away you should do your history, and I don't mean asking the guy next to you at the bar. If you only did your research, you would have seen that all but 2 programs related to American Indian students actually PAY to be on campus. If you only did your research, you would have found UND does not even mentions FS anywhere when they recruit Native Americans. If you only did your research, you would see that there isn't ONE Sioux tribe that is behind UND's use of the name. I know PCM says otherwise, but when we were in Bismarck a couple weeks ago the Chairwoman of Spirit Lake AND the Chairman of Standing Rock both affirmed that their tribes have not changed their stance, I directly heard it from them. So use that ignorant comment. It only shows that you have negative feelings about the people you claim to "honor."

What are passwords? passwords are used to KEEP people out. Wow, can you all believe there are people out there stupid enough to use their account names for their password? A person might as well leave their door WIDE open for the world to walk in. Wow, talk about cracking cases and detective work, eh? As for ip addresses, yeah, I know all about them, I also have "physically threatening" pm's that were intercepted (that when I posted them here mysteriously dissappeared, again), by individuals that constantly attack me. I wonder which one would be seen as more of a threat? So either walk your talk or walk away like the UND mumbling sioux fans did last night.

Just a little FYI.....as a matter of fact I DO hunt buffalo, and elk, and deer, and my freezer is full of meat. And as soon as it thaws around here I will be tanning that hide, in the traditional ways my people for generations before me have.

When the name change is eventually forced on this campus, I hope you take heed to your own words. I have nothing better to do.....hmmm, I say standing up for my rights and the rights of the Sioux Nation is pretty important. I only stood out there for a couple hours, you probably spent more getting ready for the game, parking, attending the game, and leaving. I would consider that a greater waste of time.

Do you know me? Were you there last night? I don't think so, so I suggest you step off, because you don't even know the half of it. Instead of looking at the evidence I have of abuse, you instead take this time to attack me, again.

You call it violence, but I will do what is necessary to defend myself, even to cowards. The sad part about the whole ordeal was the children that heard everything going on, on both sides.

Exactly. You DIDN'T hear what he said. So how can you judge what was going on? It's cool though, I have it all on video tape. An hour of fingers, racists comments, threats. I'm sure Myles will find this real interesting. Thanks UND for solidifying the ignorance and "true feelings" you have towards Native people.

Actually I DO ride horses, and I DO sleep in tipis. and I DO speak my language, and I DO practice my Lakota way of life. Why must being an american mean giving up who I am? Instead of attacking me, why not explain the whole leprechaun/viking thing to me.

That's a good question. I, and this is the truth, didn't know this problem even existed until I step foot on campus. Do you think UND promotes this FS crap in ANY Native publications? No. And do you think that 8 hours southwest of here anyone gives a rip about Hockey? No, again. If I could do it again, I wouldn't be here. I say this because I wanted the entire College experience. I wanted to root for my team, I wanted to attend games and tailgate, but do you think that'll happen here? Not on your life. The level of education I have received on campus has been excellent. I have met many wonderful people. And like the pins I made last year state: "UND a great school, plagued by a racist name" Its only a matter of time before we bring this to an end, though. I can guarantee that it will get worse before it gets better, but change is always difficult. But do you think that UND will be "less" of a team when the name changes? I don't

I would think anything better could come from you. Now you are comparing my people to animals. That's intelligent.

But that's the problem. We aren't "history", we are here in the living presence. We are still defending who we are, we are still Sioux. I am so tired of hearing about the Vikings. Are you a Viking? Have you spent the last 2 years on a boat, burning and pillaging villages? No. I don't know of one Viking, anywhere. I don't know of anyone who wears the Viking horn hat anymore. But we, the Sioux, still practice our culture, the way it was don't 1000's of year before, we still sing the songs our ancestors did. And we are still fighters. I, like many of my Sioux relatives, have picked up a weapon, loaded munitions onto aircraft, or gave the ultimate sacrifice for this county. Yes, countless others have also, but I'm just saying that Fighting Sioux People still live today. Show me a true Viking. Show me a true Leprechaun. Then we we can discuss this in greater detail.

B? I thought her name started with....well anyways......I'm sure you can find more than just one letter to complain about.

That's just too much information. I never left, but just because I don't respond doesn't mean I'm not here.

So, with that mentality, you think that H-Sioux-O, Siouxdogs, and Sioup, represent my people? This is where I really start to lose "how" this considered honor. If you want to eat some traditional food, lets bring in some puppies, and some buffalo tripe.

That's fine, just change the logo to someone of scandinavian descent, or German descent.

The problem is you can't see how ignorant YOU are. We have no double standard. the Sioux nation, which I am a part of, has asked UND, Cupcake, and the SBHE to retire the name, plain and simple. If you people who claim to be of irish descent want to take on ND, be my guest. The fighting sioux logo is not based off of some mythical creature. It is not based off of a dead culture (like the illini, they were all killed by people who invaded their home land). It is based off of the Sioux people. I know most of you that wear the Sioux jersey have absolutely nothing to do with the Sioux people, but we are here. (Of course, there are exceptions to this and those three Sioux fans that have spent time on a reservation will most likely respond to this). Believe me, this next year, hold on, its going to be a wild ride.

No, that's not what I'm saying. Sammy Sioux was based off of an Indian, a leprechaun is a leprechaun, not human at all. I know Sioux people. I know Fighting Sioux people. I went to war along Sioux men and women, I fought fires with "Sioux crews", never have I seen a true leprechaun, though. The Irish government doesn't have to necessarily get involved, but if it was truly offensive I think the media would have informed us that the people of Ireland were offended, don't you think?

I'm always around B.

When was the last time you seen a leprechaun? A true, green, little leprechaun? On the other hand, I can tell you the last time I seen a Sioux person. I can also tell you the last time I spoke the Lakota language, and participated in the Sioux way of life. If the Irish truly have a problem with this, then why don't we heard complaints from Irish government? UND dismisses the fact that the Sioux nation, as well as the National Congress of American Indians (which is comprised of the leaders of all of the Federally recognized tribes in the country) have resolutions against the name, but to my knowledge I have not heard, read, or seen anything that states the government of Ireland opposes the use of the name "fighting irish" or the use of the mythical little green guy.

Here is the resolution so everyone knows it in its entirety: WHEREAS, the University of North Dakota Indian Association (UNDIA) was established in 1966 as a means of providing support to students who felt alienated from the community because of the FIGHTING SIOUX

No, that's what he calls himself. I have the pm if you want to see it.

Whatever, Manboobs. This just show you how much you know about my culture. I can't wait to meet you Wednesday night, if you actually do show.

You are an a$$hole SiouxMeNow. But I guess its okay to make a mockery of my culture, because that is all you know how to do.