And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: While the Justice Department investigates the use of these racial symbols, the house of the North Dakota legislature has determined this is a "local issue"..They may be surprised that it is indeed not local anymore, but a federal issue impacting school systems nationwide...Ish PLEASE SEE: American Indian Sports Team Mascots..Robert Eurich http://www.geocities.com/~earnestman/1indexpage.htm Charlene Teters http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/teters End Racial Bigotry NOW http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/racial/rachome.htm STORY BELOW: Published:Wednesday, February 17, 1999 House defeats nickname resolution http://www.northscape.com/news/docs/0217/277395D.htm Bill urged UND to drop Fighting Sioux By Ian Swanson Herald Staff Writer BISMARCK -- The House killed a resolution Tuesday that would have urged UND to change its Fighting Sioux nickname. In a 71-26 vote, the House in effect decided to stay out of the controversial nickname debate at UND. Rep. Rod Froelich, D-Selfridge, who introduced the resolution, was the only legislator who rose to speak about the bill. He told members of the House that the Sioux name "belongs to the Native American people," and that those people are neither mascots nor monikers. He also took the unusual step of asking legislators to write their own ethnic background on a piece of paper. "Now, I ask you to write below that, the word 'sucks.' Now, if you are still proud of it, hold it up for all the world to see," Froelich said. "Now you feel and see a little of what Native American students experience when other teams use the term "Sioux sucks." Two Grand Forks legislators voted in favor of the resolution's passage, Rep. Lonny Winrich, D-District 18, and Rep. Roxanne Jensen, R-District 17, who said Froelich's demonstration helped her make up her mind. "If someone took my name and used it without my permission, I'd be mad as hell," Jensen said. The roll call vote produced a few surprises. Rep. Jack Dalrymple, R-Casselton, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, voted in favor of the resolution urging that UND change its nickname. Rep. Ole Aarsvold, who is considered to be of the chamber's more liberal members, voted against it. Most legislators from both political parties said they viewed the nickname as a local issue best left in UND's hands. Froelich said he heard from legislators who wanted to support his resolution but didn't because they feared losing political support. He said he wasn't surprised with the results. Froelich introduced the resolution at the request of members of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. He said he expected more action would be taken to change the name. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
