<![CDATA[UND nickname]]>okay okay sorry guys i know this maybe a repost and what not but its getting close to the term of the fighting sioux nickname and yea maybe some of you dont care or could give 2 shits about it...and i have searched on this forum about this topic and i have read alot of your points on the matter but i would like to clarify somethings here for you....i myself am slap my mouth 11/16th SIOUX no he dident and am an enrolled tribal member of the standing rock sioux tribe....heres a little bit of the history that i know and was told to by a few tribal council members that suport the sioux nickname.(as does 70% of this tribe) the name Sioux is from the turtle mountain band of chippewa language (partial french) they had given our people this name over a hundred years ago...the meaning of the word Sioux is "snake in the grass" because when our war partys would invade enemy camps (mainly chippewa,mandan,hidatsa) we would sneak into their camps by hiding our bodies as coyotes or other animals etc. or painting our bodies dark (hence the military adopted this as camo) as the colors of the grass or night and we would sneak in like snakes and steal horses and other things food etc. now this was back when wagons still roamed this prairie..now fast forward a few decades after the Battle of Little Bighorn where General George Armstrong Custer took his last stand well i assume most of you know your history...world war 1 and world war 2..thousands of native americans fought in these wars and alot of them Sioux ops thiers that word again well our tribe has adopted the name Sioux for generations before and Standing Rock honored Ralph Englestad as a friend and Brother of our tribe. WE SIOUX gave UND its nickname and IMO it should stay that way...And to all the racial comments that may follow or have followed Native Americans Not all natives are the same not all natives drink everyday not all natives live off the government. and fyi native americans dont go to school for FREE at UND it takes alot of hard work to achieve those SCHOLARSHIPS and money to go to school at UND and OTHER COLLEGES. i MYSELF have an excellent paying job have an education and have served my country through the army during OEF/OIF. i spent 2 yrs active duty and 4 yrs reserve with a time line of 6yrs in service and im damn proud to be a sioux a FIGHTING SIOUX at that. and thiers thousands more native americans like myself out thier. its just the ones who settle for that 1st of the month check that make the rest look bad.i have tons of caucasan friends and african american friends and mexican friends. i dont judge people by their ethnic background nor their salary. i just thought id put this out thier for my .02 and that alot of the tribal members support this nickname...thanks for letting me rant---

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/17885/und-nicknameRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 12:05:01 GMTWed, 02 Sep 2009 19:55:55 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:59:37 GMT]]>I don't hate the sioux because of that or at all really you misunderstood me. I was just jacking off in your thread.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275532https://fargostreet.com/post/275532Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:59:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:45:48 GMT]]>This has nothing to do with the bison. I understand a lot of you hate the souix because of the two schools rivalries. Understand that both schools have put ND on the map for sports some how. I don't give 2 shits if you don't like hockey but ND has one of the best college hockey teams in the country!

I am a bison football fan but it irritates me to hear people hate the souix because of a rivalry that is no more.

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capitlj;287042 wrote:
Sioux suck shit.

That is all.

Oh and hail the bison!!!

That is all.

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SmitEvo;286935 wrote:
Who has the nickel trophy still? GO SIOUX!

I remember watching that game with you at the Turf and you were pulling for the Bison. The Gopher loss sure changed your feelings, eh?

Oh, and 8 is better than 1:icon_cheers:

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275491https://fargostreet.com/post/275491Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:33:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:50:16 GMT]]>ek701... Hard to read but well put. I think I posted on this topic somewhere back when it was first announced. IMHO people need to pull their heads out their 5th point of contact. This is just another example of "political correctness" going to far. Yes terms can be used offensively. I understand this. I agree that certain terms should not be used. On the same token I think people need to chill out as well.

Example: I have a friend from back home that I've known almost all my life. He is mentaly challenged. He cracks jokes almost all day long. I asked him once why he isn't offended by the kind of jokes that he is telling. His reply, "I am mentally challenged and these jokes are funny as all hell. If I can laugh at them why can't everyone else."

Seriously, how the hell long is it before it get's to the point that calling somebody blonde is going to far...

Ek... Thank you for serving, thank you for having a head on your shoulders, and thank you for writing that. Well put sir +1 to you!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275442https://fargostreet.com/post/275442Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:50:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:06:27 GMT]]>Sioux suck shit.

That is all.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275436https://fargostreet.com/post/275436Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:06:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:16:43 GMT]]>Im a huge sioux fan and like someone said doesnt matter what the name changes to, but i will always call them the fighting sioux. If the name changes im sure ALOT of people will still go to the games wearing there sioux apparel.....as will I !!! Im from GF so thats why i am so passionate about this subject

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Link;286940 wrote:
fuck hockey fans?

and what sport are you a fan of? pussy basketball?

Fuck you and fuck hockey. I am a fan of your mom.

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HandoEX;286931 wrote:
The only people that give a shit are hockey fans. Fuck hockey fans and fuck UND.

fuck hockey fans?

and what sport are you a fan of? pussy basketball?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275338https://fargostreet.com/post/275338Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:08:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:44:32 GMT]]>Lol I'm pretty sure und football fans give a shit. I am a und hockey fan and a ndsu football fan. this name change is just stupid.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275334https://fargostreet.com/post/275334Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:44:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:27:24 GMT]]>Who has the nickel trophy still? GO SIOUX!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275333https://fargostreet.com/post/275333Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:27:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:59:34 GMT]]>legacy image

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275330https://fargostreet.com/post/275330Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:59:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:53:18 GMT]]>The only people that give a shit are hockey fans. Fuck hockey fans and fuck UND.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275329https://fargostreet.com/post/275329Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:53:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:50:04 GMT]]>Change it to the UND Fighting Sue, and have a hot babe as the maskot. 🙂

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Bp-08;286888 wrote:
Change the name to the fighting Norwegians or something.

Fuck that. I'll sue...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275297https://fargostreet.com/post/275297Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:10:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:21:38 GMT]]>Its all about the money... My moms family is native and im 1/8. Personally I believe if they want to try and pull this bullshit. We pull all of their college funding. Just say fuck em. Change the name to the fighting Norwegians or something.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275286https://fargostreet.com/post/275286Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:21:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:56:30 GMT]]>tl;dr

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275280https://fargostreet.com/post/275280Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:56:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:54:33 GMT]]>Sorry jim lol. Typing on the blackberry so I don't pay to much attention to punctuation.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275279https://fargostreet.com/post/275279Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:54:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:14:43 GMT]]>even if the name does change which would be dumb everybody would still refer to UND as the Sioux...get your gear while you still can!!!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275277https://fargostreet.com/post/275277Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:14:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:43:52 GMT]]>holy hard to read paragraph.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275266https://fargostreet.com/post/275266Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:43:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:42:30 GMT]]>The thing is dude its not just your tribe that is making the decisions. Out of 30 idividual groups of natives. A majority has to approve the nickname. I do not see that happening

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275265https://fargostreet.com/post/275265Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:42:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:43:57 GMT]]>actually guys as of right now their is a petition going around to all tribal members to allow the members of the tribe to vote on this matter. i can guarantee that enough people sign UND will keep its nickname and guys i apologize on behalf of my culture how ignorant some of us can be on just a name.

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drift86;286857 wrote:
No matter how you or I feel it isn't going to change anything. The nickname will be gone and nothing we will do can change that.

As much as i could care less on the subject, it is sad that people think it is a slur against the tribe or w/e.

And max is right , no one at this point can change what will happen.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/275257https://fargostreet.com/post/275257Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:36:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to UND nickname on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:31:29 GMT]]>Ok.

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