Word: sioux
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...recently issued a written public apology in the campus newspaper to “the Native American community, and the Dartmouth community as a whole,” for scheduling a men’s hockey game between the Big Green and the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux. According to Harper, “UND’s position,” i.e. having a nickname and mascot that invoke a native tribe, is “offensive and wrong...
Florida State has earned an exemption because its Seminoles nickname and mascot is endorsed by that selfsame local tribe; North Dakota’s Sioux have issued no such pardon. But an accurate threshold can not be express approval. What then of the Bears, a perennial Dartmouth opponent? Does Brown have the consent of our ursine friends? You think I’m kidding...
...from his childhood home in India. “One design isn’t always used in one piece or one form of art. Cultural Survival allows us to express this diversity to the rest of the world,” Sehgal said. Timothy Swallow of the Oglala Sioux Tribe came all the way from South Dakota’s Pine Ridge reservation to help raise money for the organization. “It’s about the world and keeping culture alive, saving it,” said Swallow, who proudly displayed his handmade dream catchers...
CHET WHITNEY Sioux Falls...
Although the Crimson men’s hockey team played UND last year, no Harvard athletic teams are currently scheduled to play the Fighting Sioux in upcoming seasons...