ND panel says UND must keep Fighting Sioux name
A North Dakota House committee supports legislation that would require the University of North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname.
House Republican majority leader Al Carlson is the sponsor of the bill. It says UND must keep its nickname and Indian head logo, and it says Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem should sue the NCAA if there are any penalties for keeping them.
The North Dakota House Education Committee reviewed three Fighting Sioux nickname bills Wednesday. It is recommending approval of Carlson's bill and the defeat of the other two.
The other two measures would require UND to keep the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo unless the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe says they can't be used any more.
All three measures now go to the House floor for a vote.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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