Category Archive: Local Contributors

May 15

The History of the Fighting Sioux Nickname

by Aaron Wentz
In light of recent events, this historical retrospective (originally published late in 2011 in an altered form here) remains relevant to our current moment.  All sourcing (except for explicitly cited or hyperlinked material) comes from the archives at UND’s Special Collections.
 
Recent events suggest that the final termination of the University of North Dakota’s …

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