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The fate of the Sioux nickname: Unknown 
UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname will be before the State Board of Higher Education again, and its fate remains as clouded as ever.
Board members had previously indicated they were ready to ditch the nickname, even if the Supreme Court hasn’t considered a lawsuit that affects the nickname.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , February 17, 2010
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Nickname issue likely won’t be discussed at next board meeting
The State Board of Higher Education will meet again in January, but likely won’t take any action on the UND Fighting Sioux nickname at the meeting, a board member said Tuesday.
December 22, 2009
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State Board to meet with N.D. attorney general about nickname order
North Dakota higher education officials will likely meet with the attorney general on Thursday to discuss the consequences of a district judge’s order that the state not change UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname until a hearing is held.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , November 10, 2009
Busy week ahead on nickname issue
Anti-nickname rally set for Wednesday ahead of meeting to possibly extend deadlineIt’s going to be a busy week for partisans on both sides of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname. Wednesday, opponents of the Fighting Sioux nickname are holding a rally at 9 a.m. at the UND Memorial Union. Thursday, the SBHE meets to consider deadline extension.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , September 28, 2009
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Spirit Lake issues nickname resolution
The Spirit Lake Tribal Council has approved a resolution recognizing the tribe’s support of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname. According to nickname opponent Terry Morgan, whose mother is tribal Chairwoman Myra Pearson, confirmed that the council did make the decision. He said that rather than embracing the nickname, the council simply acknowledged the vote.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , September 16, 2009
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AG: State may move nickname deadline
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is suggesting the state push back the deadline for UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname past Oct. 1.
“I hope they do push back that deadline,” he said. “The purpose of that settlement that we reached with the NCAA was designed to assure the tribes that they would have an opportunity to voice their opinions on the use of the nickname.”
By Tu-Uyen Tran , September 10, 2009
Spirit Lake group pushes for resolution
The situation at Standing Rock is a bigger wildcard Supporters of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname in the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation aren’t backing down, in spite of an earlier decision by the state that makes it extremely difficult for the university to keep the nickname.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , June 04, 2009
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Unknowns remain after nickname vote
Many issues are still up in the air despite a decisive vote of 774-378, according to official results, in support of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname on the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation. A State Board of Higher Education committee researching how the state’s two namesake tribes feel about the nickname will still meet with Spirit Lake tribal members in the next few months.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , April 22, 2009
Nickname vote results official
Spirit Lake voters were 764-371 in favor of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname, according to official results of Tuesday’s referendum.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , April 22, 2009
Spirit Lake voters overwhelmingly support Fighting Sioux nickname
Late Tuesday, the Herald was still trying to verify the results with election judges. But nickname supporter Eunice Davidson said her source at the ballot counting site said the unofficial results are 774 “yes” to 378 “no,” giving the nickname 67 percent of the vote.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , April 21, 2009
Standing Rock supporters of UND nickname enter new campaign phase
Standing Rock supporters of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname are beginning a campaign to get each of the eight tribal districts to approve the nickname, according to one of the organizers
By Tu-Uyen Tran , April 19, 2009
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Pride and prejudice drive tribal nickname debate
The struggle over UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo on the Spirit Lake reservation has given birth to many arguments, the link to Ralph Engelstad being only one of them.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , April 18, 2009
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Nickname struggle intensifies
Fighting Sioux nickname opponents make an allegation Engelstad family can’t ignore Take the single most offensive racial epithet in American English, add “Prairie” to it and you have what may be the most offensive thing anyone can call a Prairie Indian. Those words appear in bold, three-quarter-inch type on fliers that are now spreading all over the Spirit Lake reservation.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , April 18, 2009
Sioux tribes begin nickname campaigns
Spirit Lake, Standing Rock reservations to hold referendums
Supporters of the Fighting Sioux nickname on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation are seeking a referendum on the issue, similar to the one being held in a few weeks on the Spirit Lake reservation.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , April 09, 2009
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