Ah, Diggler, if only it were that simple. Any attempt at an open, honest dialogue will be met with: "Look at these T-shirts that Sioux fans wear!" "Look at these posters that were found on UND's campus!" "Somone called me prairie n______!" "Someone vanalized my car because of the nickname!" "Somone beat me up because of the logo!" "A frat boy dressed as a cowboy aimed a toy gun at my kid!" "Someone threatened to kill me because I opposed the nickname!" "I was harrassed at a parade!" "Someone gave me a dirty look!" "Someone threw eggs at our tepee!" "Someone stole our eagle statue!" "We're tired of talking about it!"
That's not to say that none of these things happened because I'm sure that they did at one time or another. But the information is always presented out of context, under the assumption that the nickname is the root cause and as if UND approves of or tolerates such behavior.
In other words, if UND had a different nickname and logo, these types of incidents would never occur. It's as if people actually believe that nothing like this ever happens at NDSU, SDSU and USD because they have animal nicknames for their teams. If those universities are such nirvanas of racial harmony, why does UND have so many more American Indian students than they do?
It takes two sides to have the type of debate on the issue that you suggest. If only one side is interested in such discussions, they won't accomplish anything.