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Originally Posted by Dakota
But, since you ask, why is the mascot for the University of North Dakota (Fighting Sioux) offensive when the mascot for the University of Notre Dame (Fighting Irish) is not?  |
Because the Lakota's insist that the word "Sioux" is that of the white man and never existed in their language or culture. Which brings me to the point of how one can be offended by something they claim never existed?
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Wed Oct 18, 2006, 06:25am
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