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North Dakota's House is likely to be
debating two bills that would require the University of North
Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname and American Indian head
logo.


      House Republican majority leader Al Carlson of Fargo is
introducing a bill that orders UND and the Board of Higher
Education to keep the nickname and logo.


      Osnabrock Rep. David Monson has a separate bill. It says UND
can't get rid of the nickname or logo until the Standing Rock Sioux
Tribe holds a reservation vote and revokes permission to use them.


      Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the North Dakota
Constitution gives the Board of Higher Education authority over
whether to change the nickname.


      UND President Robert Kelley says the process of dropping the
logo and nickname is continuing.

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North Dakota's House Republican majority
leader is introducing legislation that would require the University
of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname.

Bill would require UND to keep Fighting Sioux nickname

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