October 20, 2006
U. of North Dakota Sues Over Nickname
The University of North Dakota has sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association over restrictions on using its American Indian nickname.
The 27-page complaint, filed this month in a state district court in Grand Forks, charges that the NCAA acted illegally by ruling last year that North Dakota could not participate in or play host to postseason competition unless it changed its Fighting Sioux nickname and removed thousands of American Indian images from its athletics
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