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Fighting Sioux Anonymous (FSA)
In most newspapers and their online versions around the country, there is a section listing recovery group meetings, times, and locations. There should be a recovery group formed for those of us who h...
Posted on 6/16/12 at 7:30 AM

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STAFF BLOG BISON MEDIA BLOG
Sounds familiar
Had to raise my eyebrow over aparagraph in Grand Forks Herald story this morning on Rep. Al Carlson and the UND nickname issue: "(Carlson) also suggested last week that Kelley or others at UND encour...
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:12 AM

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STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND
Fighting Sioux legislative hearing
Here's my video story from today's Fighting Sioux hearing. The hearing started at 9 a.m., took a two-hour break and is still going strong at 6:20 p.m. Read a Forum Communications newspaper tomorrow f...
Posted on 1/26/11 at 6:39 PM

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STAFF BLOG JAMESTOWN SPORTS
Wednesday notes
The NDHSAA votes down the latest three-class system attempt. Only a matter of time until the next attempt. Spirit Lake voters got their chacne to vote on the UND nickname issue on Tuesday. Sixty-seven...
Posted on 4/22/09 at 9:47 AM

Foiled by ruling, lawyer turns to nickname vote

The attorney who argued the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe’s case against the NCAA in federal court said he is “obviously disappointed by the result” but vows to carry on the fight.

By By Chuck Haga , Forum Communications Co. , May 03, 2012

$46K for Fighting Sioux legal bills

The fight over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname has cost taxpayers more than $46,000 in lawyers’ fees.

May 02, 2012

UND group: Retire the nickname

Like circuit riders seeking to fan popular support for a candidate or a cause, leaders of University of North Dakota’s Alumni Association made a four-city aerial tour of North Dakota Tuesday, hoping to persuade voters to allow retirement of the university’s Fighting Sioux nickname.

By By Chuck Haga , Forum Communications Co. , May 02, 2012

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Lawsuit dismissed: Spirit Lake suit against NCAA tossed out

U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson has granted the NCAA’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, a major setback to American Indians trying to preserve the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname.

By By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , May 02, 2012

UND alums to start anti-Fighting Sioux campaign

The University of North Dakota's alumni association is starting a campaign to get rid of the school's Fighting Sioux nickname.

April 30, 2012

‘A state-made legal mess’ : American Indian students warn against delays of lawsuit

Eight American Indian students at the University of North Dakota who have sued the university, the state and top state officials over the Fighting Sioux nickname have urged the federal court to “move as expeditiously as possible to prevent further violations of (their) civil rights.”

By By Chuck Haga , Forum Communications Co. , April 25, 2012

Fighting Sioux backers defend lawsuit

FARGO — An attorney representing American Indians who favor the University of North Dakota keeping its Fighting Sioux nickname appealed to a federal judge here Thursday not to toss the Indians’ lawsuit against the NCAA.

By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , April 20, 2012

Exhibit examines portrayal of American Indians

An exhibit at the University of North Dakota is portraying “the good, the bad and the ugly” of how American Indian names are portrayed.

April 17, 2012

Letter to the editor: Vote to retire UND nickname

I will vote “yes” on Measure 4 to retire the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux nickname. If we North Dakotans want to keep UND as a premier nationally known university, the vote to retire the Fighting Sioux name is a mandatory “yes.”

By Richard W. Olson , April 13, 2012

‘Yes’ means ‘no,’ ‘no’ means ‘yes’ to nickname measure

Now “yes” means “no,” and “no” means “yes.” And yes, we’re talking about the Fighting Sioux nickname and the question that will appear on the June 12 primary election ballot. As if the long-running issue needed any more twists and turns, a contrite Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said today that he and his staff attorneys reviewed ballot language they had approved earlier for the referendum and determined they had missed the mark.

By By Chuck Haga , Forum Communications Co. , April 06, 2012

Fighting Sioux ballot language changed after error

The meaning of a vote on the Fighting Sioux nickname ballot measure has been changed.

April 05, 2012

ND higher ed board pres surprised by Sioux ruling

The president of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education says legal arguments against the Fighting Sioux nickname law are still strong.

April 04, 2012

No regrets about delay in challenging Sioux law

North Dakota's Board of Higher Education waited before challenging the Fighting Sioux nickname in court.

April 04, 2012

Supreme Court leaves ‘Sioux’ decision to voters

The Sioux nickname issue is coming to a polling booth near you. The North Dakota Supreme Court declined Tuesday to address the constitutional issue raised by the State Board of Higher Education, which claimed that a law requiring the University of North Dakota to keep the nickname improperly intrudes on the board’s authority.

By By Chuck Haga , Forum Communications Co. , April 04, 2012

‘Sioux’ debate working its way through the courts

The University of North Dakota’s hockey team will skate this weekend in uniforms without the Fighting Sioux nickname, but the name, its use and significance continue to fuel debate as it makes its contentious way simultaneously through state and federal courts.

By By Chuck Haga , Forum Communications Co. , March 24, 2012

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