Should Native American nicknames be used in team names?

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University of North Dakota

Native American nicknames should be used in team names.

When done with respect, yes
7/18/2008 5:06:56 PM

St. John's University (NY)

Native American nicknames should not be used in team names.

Becoming more sensitive to ... Native American concerns
7/18/2008 5:06:47 PM

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Native American nicknames should be used in team names.

Illinois is challenging NCAA-mandated nickname change
7/17/2008 3:15:17 PM

Florida State University

Native American nicknames should be used in team names.

FSU challenged NCAA ban and won
7/17/2008 10:23:42 AM

Michael Ventre

Native American nicknames should be used in team names.

Means of honoring, not demeaning cultures
7/16/2008 4:26:33 PM

Jon Saraceno

Native American nicknames should not be used in team names.

Native Americans aren't fair game for nicknames
4/21/2008 12:52:54 PM

Washington Post

Native American nicknames should not be used in team names.

Go Redskins - But let the name go, too.
4/21/2008 12:51:53 PM

National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)

Native American nicknames should not be used in team names.

"these team names serve to perpetuate racism and bigotry toward Native Americans"
3/12/2008 10:09:42 AM

Ralph Engelstad

Native American nicknames should be used in team names.

"Engelstad refused to back down."
3/11/2008 4:34:21 PM

National Collegiate Athletic Association

Native American nicknames should not be used in team names.

Taking Aim at Offensive Mascots
2/15/2008 10:19:20 AM

Roy S. Johnson

Native American nicknames should not be used in team names.

No place for offensive nicknames
2/15/2008 10:04:02 AM

Billy Mills

Native American nicknames should not be used in team names.

"It Turns My Stomach"
2/11/2008 11:27:41 AM

Notah Begay III

Native American nicknames should not be used in team names.

"No one would want that association"
2/10/2008 11:17:28 PM

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Native American nicknames should be used in team names.

"derogatory reference to Native Americans"
1/31/2008 2:16:50 PM

Hank Aaron

Native American nicknames should not be used in team names.

Hurtful to Native Americans
1/23/2008 4:30:00 PM

Jeff Pearlman

Native American nicknames should not be used in team names.

"In short, I believe Native-American nicknames are offensive, wrongheaded and embarrassing."
1/2/2008 3:45:59 PM

Washington Redskins

Native American nicknames should be used in team names.

The Washington Redskins are officially born
1/2/2008 3:45:33 PM

Frank Deford

Native American nicknames should not be used in team names.

"Sport nicknames..helps keep Indians trapped in history, cartoon figures frozen on the warpath"
1/2/2008 3:45:04 PM