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A supporter of the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname on the Standing Rock Sioux
reservation says the Tribal Council has voted down a request to
hold a referendum vote on support.


      Nickname proponent Archie Fool Bear says the vote was 6-7 with
two missing and one abstention. He says he doesn't think the vote
was decisive.


      Some believe UND's nickname and Indian head logo are offensive.
The school plans to retire them on Aug. 1, 2010, unless the
Standing Rock and Spirit Lake Sioux tribes agree by Oct. 1 to give
UND permission to use them for at least 30 years.


      Fool Bear says he and others will gather more signatures to
petition the council for a referendum.


      The Standing Rock Tribal Council has not only opposed the
nickname, it also voted to ban a referendum last year.

A supporter of the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname on the Standing Rock Sioux
reservation says the Tribal Council has voted down a request to
hold a referendum vote on support.


Tribe nixes vote on UND nickname

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