Re: Tribe votes on Sioux Nickname
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Originally Posted by
griz8791
In another thread I heard one of the proposed alternatives was "Roughriders," I assume because of Teddy Roosevelt's connection to North Dakota.
Not my fight, and I know the idea of being forced to change your nickname is absolutely galling, but in view of all the circumstances "Roughriders" would be a VERY COOL nickname and would solve a lot of problems.
People assoicate the Roughriders with Teddy Roosevelt...the man who once said a good Indian is a dead Indian...yeah i don't think Roughriders is a good choice.xsmhx
Re: Tribe votes on Sioux Nickname
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Originally Posted by
OL FU
What are some of the considered alternative names?
Just to get back at these 'pc types' ...I would call myself the "fightin' Sooey" They would quickly change their tune.
Re: Tribe votes on Sioux Nickname
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Originally Posted by
I-AA Fan
Just to get back at these 'pc types' ...I would call myself the "fightin' Sooey" They would quickly change their tune.
Your point is well taken, Fan, but I prefer to yield to the everyday Lakota who voted 67% in favor of the "Sioux" mascot, despite propaganda and intimidation by their own PC types.
Re: Tribe votes on Sioux Nickname
If you have to change your name from Sioux, I would suggest replacing it with, say, the Crazy Redskin Injens. Or maybe the Squaw Men.
Re: Tribe votes on Sioux Nickname
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Originally Posted by
darell1976
People assoicate the Roughriders with Teddy Roosevelt...the man who once said a good Indian is a dead Indian...yeah i don't think Roughriders is a good choice.xsmhx
It wasn't Roosevelt who said it. It was either Union general Philip Sheridan or Rep. James M. Cavanugh.
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There is an anecdote told concerning Sheridan during his campaign against the Indians. Comanche Chief Tosawi, or Silver Knife, reputedly told Sheridan in 1869, "Me Tosawi. Me good Indian," to which Sheridan is said to have replied, "The only good Indians I ever saw were dead."This was then misquoted as "The only good Indian is a dead Indian". Sheridan later denied he had made the statement to Tosawi. Earlier that year, on May 28, Rep. James M. Cavanaugh said in the House, "I have never seen in my life a good Indian ... except when I have seen a dead Indian." That remark may have been mistakenly attributed to Sheridan.
Re: Tribe votes on Sioux Nickname
The North Dakota Flooding Sandbags!:D
Re: Tribe votes on Sioux Nickname
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Originally Posted by
griz8791
In another thread I heard one of the proposed alternatives was "Roughriders," I assume because of Teddy Roosevelt's connection to North Dakota.
Not my fight, and I know the idea of being forced to change your nickname is absolutely galling, but in view of all the circumstances "Roughriders" would be a VERY COOL nickname and would solve a lot of problems.
Of course, wearing green & white and using Roughriders as a nickname, there might be copyright infringement problems with Saskatchewan of the CFL.
Re: Tribe votes on Sioux Nickname
I think UMass, App. State, McNeese State, Northern Arizona, Norfolk State, Southern California, Portland State, Holy Cross, and many other schools have mascots that are demeaning to whites and should be changed.
And GSU and EWU's mascots mock native American culture, too.
Re: Tribe votes on Sioux Nickname