North Dakota Fighting Sioux

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The North Dakota Fighting Sioux was the former nickname and logo of the University of North Dakota’s athletic teams, long associated with the school’s sports tradition before being replaced due to controversy over Native American imagery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college athletic nickname
retired sports team name
affiliation University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux fans and supporters community
appliesTo men's sports teams
women's sports teams
associatedWith Grand Forks, North Dakota NERFINISHED
University of North Dakota NERFINISHED
colors black
green
white
country United States of America
surface form: United States
governingBody University of North Dakota Athletics Department NERFINISHED
University of North Dakota Board of Higher Education NERFINISHED
heritageRole historic brand of UND sports
symbol of UND athletic tradition
language English name
location Grand Forks, North Dakota NERFINISHED
logoDepicts Native American warrior head
logoTheme Native American imagery
notableIn college ice hockey culture
opposedBy NCAA NERFINISHED
some Native American groups
partOf NCAA Division I athletics history NERFINISHED
replacedBecauseOf NCAA policy on Native American mascots
controversy over Native American imagery
replacedBy North Dakota Fighting Hawks NERFINISHED
represents Sioux people NERFINISHED
shortName Fighting Sioux NERFINISHED
sport college athletics
status no longer officially used
retired nickname
subjectOf NCAA sanctions threat
legal disputes
public controversy
referendum campaigns in North Dakota
statewide political debate
supportedBy many University of North Dakota alumni
many University of North Dakota fans
some local community members
usedBy University of North Dakota NERFINISHED
University of North Dakota athletic teams NERFINISHED
usedIn baseball
basketball
football
ice hockey
other varsity sports
track and field
volleyball

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UND Fighting Hawks formerName North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Alerus Center primaryTenant North Dakota Fighting Sioux
this entity surface form: University of North Dakota football team
Fighting Sioux associatedWith North Dakota Fighting Sioux
this entity surface form: University of North Dakota football team
Fighting Sioux associatedWith North Dakota Fighting Sioux
this entity surface form: University of North Dakota men’s basketball team