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