Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe (North Dakota) Announces Lawsuit Against NCAA

[Future Walk-On]

Speaking at the tribal headquarters of the Spirit Lake Sioux Nation, attorney Reed Soderstrom announced a lawsuit against the NCAA alleging copyright infringement and civil rights violations. The Sioux tribe supports the University of North Dakota’s “Fighting Sioux” nickname and logo, but the NCAA has deemed them to be “hostile and abusive.”

“Today, the Spirit Lake Tribe of Indians, by and through its Committee of Understanding and Respect, and Archie Fool Bear, individually, and as Representative of more than 1004 Petitioners of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association in direct response to their attempt to take away and prevent the North Dakota Sioux Indians from giving their name forever to the University of North Dakota,” said Soderstrom in prepared remarks.

http://plainsdaily.com/entry/spirit-lake-sioux-tribe-announces-lawsuit-against-ncaa-alleging-civil-rights-violations-and-copyright-infringement/

This is the opposite of what we normally see. Pretty cool IMO.

[Future Walk-On]

haha my link magically changed as I was trying to.

[Da Coach]

Somehow, I suspect, money and royalties are at the root of this legal action.

[Canton BU fan]

Somehow, I suspect, money and royalties are at the root of this legal action.

I'm sure millions of dollars are at stake here.

[tornado]

greed

[New Guy]

When the ???Fighting Sioux??? come to town to play the ???Braves??? this year I am sure the NCAA will be watching. Someone should remind the announcers not to call it a possession ARROW. Maybe possession direction so we are not considered ???hostile and abusive???

[Chico]

Sioux vs Braves. I like that.

[BUFanatic]

I think it's time we started a black market with sweatshirts, hats, and t-shirts sporting the old mascot. We don't have a tribe to stick up for us that's what ticks me off. We're just "Braves", how generic ;p hahaha

[BuBraves55]

I think it's time we started a black market with sweatshirts, hats, and t-shirts sporting the old mascot. We don't have a tribe to stick up for us that's what ticks me off. We're just "Braves", how generic ;p hahaha

count me in!

[Canton BU fan]

I always thought it was an honor to have things named after you.

[Old Coach]

As a NoDak, I think this is great.

[ancona flash]

I for one was a fan of the little indian, er, Native American wielding the small hatchet with his front foot pointed up and the back one pointed down. About circa 1982. My buddies' dad had a logo of the little guy right next to a "keep Versace" sign in his office. I think the little dude had a large rounded nose, which for a time I found offensive as a person of German descent who comes from a long line of individuals with large rounded noses.

[Future Walk-On]

I for one was a fan of the little indian, er, Native American wielding the small hatchet with his front foot pointed up and the back one pointed down. About circa 1982. My buddies' dad had a logo of the little guy right next to a "keep Versace" sign in his office. I think the little dude had a large rounded nose, which for a time I found offensive as a person of German descent who comes from a long line of individuals with large rounded noses.

you rly found a large rounded cartoon nose on a cartoon indian offensive because you have a large rounded nose because you are German? ......