October 11, 2002 Fightin' Whites Team Gets New Brew
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 11:13 a.m. ET GREELEY, Colo. (AP) -- The Fightin' Whites now have their own brew. The Smiling Moose Brew Pub and Grill decided to start selling a micro beer named after the intramural basketball team at University of Northern Colorado, and grill manager Ed Tucker said the beer and the team are getting some added attention. The Fightin' Whites adopted the nickname to show their displeasure with teams that use Indian nicknames. A number of American Indians play for the Fightin' Whites. Player Solomon Little Owl says the idea of a Fighting White Wheat beer cracks him up. ``I'm glad people recognize the potential of our mascot campaign,'' he said. The team has sold more than 15,000 mascot shirts and hats, he said. It also is setting up a scholarship fund to distribute profits from the sales to support the education of American Indian students. -- Andr� Cramblit: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Operations Director Northern California Indian Development Council NCIDC (http://www.ncidc.org) is a non-profit that meets the development needs of American Indians and operates an art gallery featuring the art of California tribes (http://www.americanindianonline.com) COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY TO THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN INDIANS/NATIVE AMERICANS/ALASKAN NATIVES & HAWAIIAN ISLANDERS. For news of interest to Natives subscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or go to: http://www.topica.com/lists/IndigenousNewsNetwork/subscribe/?location=listinfo Visit and show your support for the Grass Roots Oyate http://members.tripod.com/GrassRootsOyate Clemency for Leonard Peltier. Sign the Petition. http://petitiononline.com/Release/petition.html ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1ddNB.b2HgmN Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
