Tuesday, November 20, 2007

ND: Chancellor would dump "Fighting Sioux" logo

We read:

"Bill Goetz, North Dakota's university system chancellor, said Thursday at a Board of Higher Education meeting he will support retiring University of North Dakota's 'Fighting Sioux' logo and nickname in less than three years if the school and Sioux tribes cannot agree to keep it.

The school's $104 million dollar hockey arena may be forced to remove hundreds of images of 'The Fighting Sioux,' the university's 70-year-old logo, if officials can't reach an agreement with tribal councils....

The hockey arena has hundreds of "Fighting Sioux" logos laid into its granite flooring, imprinted on seating and etched on doors and other areas. If an agreement cannot be reached, they would all have to be replaced.

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I wonder if makers of Kiwi shoe polish have the permission of all New Zealanders to use their national symbol as a brand-name.