University System Chancellor To Meet with Tribes About UND Nickname

The chancellor of North Dakota's university system is planning to meet tomorrow with the chairm...  More »

The chancellor of North Dakota's university system is planning to meet tomorrow with the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Bill Goetz says it's a private meeting with Ron His Horse Is ThUNDer on the Standing Rock reservation. They'll be talking about the tribe's opposition to the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname. The Standing Rock and Spirit Lake tribes will have to approve the University of North Dakota's continued use of the nickname if U-N-D is going to keep it beyond November of 2010. The chairwoman of the Spirit Lake Sioux says her tribe may hold a vote on whether to approve the nickname. Goetz says a reservation vote would help to clarify where things stand.  « Less