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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
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
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
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
Appeals court upholds decision on lawsuit
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a judge’s decision to throw out a lawsuit by some tribal members over the University of North Dakota’s now-retired Fighting Sioux nickname.May 30, 2013
Farm near Pisek, N.D., will display ‘Home of the Fighting Sioux’ sign
By By Chuck Haga, Forum News Service , April 02, 2013
‘Fighting Sioux’ letters auctioned
The apparent winning bid for letters that spelled out “Home of the Fighting Sioux” on Ralph Engelstad Arena at the University of North Dakota was $8,000 when the online auction closed at 5 p.m. Friday.By Forum News Service , March 30, 2013
‘Fighting Sioux’ supporters make appeal case
The Sioux people of the Spirit Lake Tribe are “indispensable parties” who should not have been denied a seat at the table as the University of North Dakota, the state of North Dakota and the NCAA haggled over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, a spokesman for the tribe told judges of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals here Thursday.By By Chuck Haga, Forum News Service , February 15, 2013
Supporters of Fighting Sioux name make appeal
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Supporters of the University of North Dakota's retired nickname made one last push to restore the Fighting Sioux moniker Thursday in front of a three-judge appeals panel in St. Paul, Minn.By Associated Press , February 14, 2013
Hearing set on UND nickname appeal
A hearing has been set for Feb. 14 in St. Paul on University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux nickname supporters’ appeal of a judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit against the NCAA.By By Chuck Haga, Forum News Service , January 22, 2013
Some Sioux imagery at Ralph Engelstad Arena to stay
BISMARCK - An addendum allowing the indefinite retention of certain imagery throughout the Ralph Engelstad Arena and the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center has been completed.September 26, 2012
One American Indian-based logo makes a limited return
As members of Eastern Michigan University’s marching band stepped onto the field Saturday at halftime of the school’s home football opener against Illinois State, they wore their “Eagles” nickname on the back of their uniforms and a big “E” on the front.By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications , September 11, 2012
Arguments not set in appeal of nickname decision
Attorneys representing the NCAA and Fighting Sioux nickname backers who sued the association could present oral arguments before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by mid-October, according to scheduling documents submitted to the court.By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications , September 11, 2012
UND Indian students end lawsuit effort
Six American Indian students at the University of North Dakota who sued the university and several state officials over use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo have decided not to appeal a U.S. District Court judge’s dismissal of the lawsuit.By By Chuck Haga , Forum Communications , September 08, 2012
Sioux nickname appeal: Group accuses NCAA of trying to erase Sioux history
In their campaign earlier this year to persuade North Dakota voters to rally to the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname, proponents regularly argued that university leaders were exaggerating the potential harm that keeping the name and logo could do.By By Chuck Haga , Forum Communications , August 11, 2012
Lines drawn on school nicknames
As the University of North Dakota prepares for a new academic year, the first in many years without the ubiquitous presence of the Sioux name, the debate over use of American Indian names and imagery continues around the country.By By Chuck Haga , Forum Communications , July 03, 2012
New era begins today
GRAND FORKS — When employees of the UND athletic department get to work today, the school will be an official member of the Big Sky Conference. But it’s still going to be business as usual in and around Hyslop Sports Center, the home of the university’s athletic department.By Tom Miller, Forum Communications Co. , July 02, 2012
Nickname supporters renew claims against NCAA
Three days after their effort to keep the Fighting Sioux nickname at the University of North Dakota was roundly rebuffed by state voters, nickname supporters at Spirit Lake filed documents outlining issues they want to address at the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.By By Chuck Haga , Forum Communications , June 19, 2012
UND ties up loose ends as nickname is retired
University of North Dakota’s transition from the Fighting Sioux nickname was largely completed before the filing of referral petitions brought the name and logo back, but several loose ends remain now that state voters have given the university the authority to move on.By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications , June 18, 2012
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