Blackheart Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Maybe with the state's billion dollar surplus they could chip in. Yeah, then Dorgan or Conrad could finally weigh in on the subject... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Yeah, then Dorgan or Conrad could finally weigh in on the subject... I hope you're not holding your breath waiting for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND83 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Yeah, then Dorgan or Conrad could finally weigh in on the subject... It seems the best chance we had was with the Protection of University Governance Act of 2006 when Bush was president and both houses of congress were controlled by the Republicans. Too bad they didn't weigh in on the subject Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 It seems the best chance we had was with the Protection of University Governance Act of 2006 when Bush was president and both houses of congress were controlled by the Republicans. Too bad they didn't weigh in on the subject Was it because they had no opinion or were they just to scared to offend potential constituents? Christ, I thought this was North Dakota... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82SiouxGuy Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 More information on the status of efforts at Spirit Lake and Standing Rock. The folks that spearheaded the election at Spirit Lake are trying to get a resolution from the tribal council. Not much information coming out of Standing Rock so it is hard to say what kind of progress they may be making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82SiouxGuy Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Tu-Uyen Tran has more information on the status of the nickname for each reservation in his latest blog entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 A friend of mine had this idea: He suggests that the pro-nickname tribal members should file suit against the State of ND and the NCAA. The basis would be that prohibiting the use of the Sioux nickname would reduce opportunities for American Indian students at UND as well as suppress wider dissemination of American Indian awareness throughout the state. Therefore it becomes a civil rights issue. It's an interesting perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Illiniwek Supporter Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 A friend of mine had this idea: He suggests that the pro-nickname tribal members should file suit against the State of ND and the NCAA. The basis would be that prohibiting the use of the Sioux nickname would reduce opportunities for American Indian students at UND as well as suppress wider dissemination of American Indian awareness throughout the state. Therefore it becomes a civil rights issue. It's an interesting perspective.That it is, no doubt. But how would you prove that the presence of the Sioux nickname promotes "wider dissemination of American Indian awareness throughout the state" and provides greater "opportunities for American Indian students at UND"? It's been my viewpoint that the nickname doesn't do all the harm that the whiners complain about. So OTOH I can't honestly say that I think it does much at all to concretely affect the University in a positive way; a positive way that would be provable in a court of law in other words. That's MHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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