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Check this out, found it in the Grand Forks Herald! UND: AISS hosts imagery presentation

But what if what it calls its athletic teams begins to interfere with students

This statement is just plain ignorant...I am an American Indian and I have never received food stamps, living assistance or anything of the sort. How are you supposed to prove that anyways?? We get by going to school just like anybody else...we have to take out loans or apply for scholarships. People are not just running around handing us money for being Indian. We have to maintain a high gpa,have high ACT/SAT scores, write out essays, and everything else to obtain money to pay for our education. All I know is that I seem to be paying a lot to be going to college...I would like to know where Indian people are supposed to be getting these "free" things?

To those who keep posting the survey done by Sports Illustrated: A similar survey was done by Indian Country Today, one of the most read newspapers by Indians nationally, and the results were very different. 81% of respondents indicated use of American Indian names, symbols and mascots are predominantly offensive and deeply disparaging to Native Americans. 75% of respondents also believe use of American Indian names, symbols and mascots at non-Indian schools, colleges and universities should be in violation of anti-discrimination laws. 73% of respondents also indicated that American Indian mascots create a "hostile educational environment" for Native American students. Respondents also were asked if federal and state education funds should be withheld from schools that continue to use American Indian names, symbols and mascots. Sixty-nine percent indicated yes. Indian Country Today, August 7, 2001 AMERICAN INDIAN OPINION LEADERS: American Indian Mascots Respectful gesture or negative stereotype?