Originally posted by Soledad
As far as I'm concerned, this is not an issue for non-American Indians to weigh in on. It should be up to them to tell US how they want to be represented. Jeez, if it's such a small detail, why can't we just give it up???
I'll second that. After taking away their homeland and livelihoods, are we also going to tell Native Americans that they have no right to be offended when a bunch of white college kids co-opt their image and ceremonies?

Illinois is not exactly a hotbed of sensitivity when it comes to names for team mascots. Pekin (IL) High School's teams used to be called the Chinks.