WYATT

WYATT

It was very refreshing to get a point of view like yours, David, and I can only hope that reason will prevail and this topic will be resolved correctly.

I can speak on this as clearly or more clearly than anyone as I have a degree from UND and was proud to be a Fighting Sioux. I was so surprised when I found out that some American Indians thought our school was disrespectful. A ton of Am. Ind., esp Cherokee and Sioux attend there and I, myself, took Am. Ind. study courses and had Am. Ind. teachers. I even talked my fiance into attending them with me!

UND white students accept Am. Ind. students as their own. There is no disrespect, in fact, if anything there is a distance toward white students from Am. Ind. students, not the other way around. I, myself, was so intrigued by them and history and found myself wishing I had some Ind. blood in me – they had such beautiful hair!!!!

Anyway, finally, I became so upset with all this anti-white (I felt) sentiment with the logo of the Fighting Sioux that I finally decided, fine, if they want UND to get rid of the Fighting Sioux symbol then let them win. If they don’t appreciate being “worshipped” and are not proud that a great school chose their heritage over every single mascot out there – fine, UND can pick anything else.

It’s really too bad. The new hockey arena has the mascot – even in gold, everywhere. The cost is going to outrageous – such a waste of money.

When I moved away from N.D. I was always wondering – where’s all the Indians??? I missed seeing them…Well, now UND has to join in and wash away more symbolism of the great Am. Ind. – The Great Fighting Sioux.

Lord knows what they will pick next.

The American Indians were amazing people — tough and resourceful. They created diverse technologies that allowed them to thrive throughout the varied environments of North America, from icy Alaska to hot and dry Arizona deserts. America should continue to honor them on coins, in town, county, & state names, on stamps, in museums and of course in their modern-day communities. Although I am only part Native American, my heart swells with pride when I see images of Native Americans. I am especially proud and honored to have athletic teams named after Native Americans.

Please help stop the attempt by communists and one-worlders to erase the memory of Native Americans by outlawing any mention of them. To survive as a group, Native Americans must maintain some separation. The attempt to completely “integrate” and blend all races and ethnicities into one giant multicultural blend will destroy Native Americans forever.

What school picks a sloth or a roach or a tick to represent themselves? No, they commonly choose eagles, hawks, tigers and stallions, noble beasts projecting strength and speed and tenacity and courage. When they choose an Indian mascot, they choose him for the same reason. And, thereby, show him honor.

Dennis Prager, a conservative Jewish talk show host, discusses this issue saying how he would dearly love the Jews to have enough fans they could be picked as someone’s mascot. How great it would be, he says, to be sitting in the stands hearing the thunderous roar of of the crowd shouting, “Go Jews Go! … Go Jews Go!”

As Americans, we all come from diverse backgrounds. It can only lead to conflict when governmental entities involve themselves in dictating methods we must follow to protect everyone from being “offended.”

It is instructive to observe that those who least know how to live in peace and harmony with each other are the first to tell us what we must say and how we must act. This is not coincidence.

The scriptures reveal that those who best understand the way for people to live together are not easily offended. And experience teaches us the converse: that those who are so easily offended, least know how to live. Why would we be such fools as to heed their advice?

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