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Sioux nickname supporter: Take pride in the name

By Dave Thompson

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/ndpr/local-ndpr-996071.mp3

Bismarck, ND – A former Standing Rock tribal council member who supports the University of North Dakota keeping the "Fighting Sioux" nickname says the Sioux name should be a matter of pride. Archie Fool Bear is part of the effort to overturn the Legislature's decision to repeal the law forcing UND to continue to use the nickname. As Prairie Public's Dave Thompson reports, a second initiative would put the name in the state's Constitution.

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