Chief Illiniwek Issues Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois
The symbol of the University of Illinois, commemorating the Illiniwek tribe for which the state and school were named, has been criticized by opponents as a racist mascot instead of a revered tradition.
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See Also:
- Chief Illiniwek Educational Foundation - This organization tries to use the Chief to educate those affiliated with the University about Native Americans
- The Honor the Chief Society - A Pro-Chief Organization. Includes discussion of why issues Chief is not a racist symbol/mascot.
- The Daily Illini - English Department announces opposition to Chief - By Kat Schwartz. University English Department asks chief illiniwek for issues Chief's retirement.
- The Daily Illini - Debate's planning under fire - By Angie Leventis. Participants question University\\'s planning urbana-champaign of Friday\'s dialogue.
- University of Illinois - History of the Chief - Official Athletic Department website, discusses the origins of chief illiniwek the figure.
- Retire The Chief - On-line newsletter advocating the retirement of Chief Illiniwek.
- Seeking a Compromise - Chief Illiniwek - A report by Trustee Roger Plummer to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees concluding that a compromise resolution is not possible and that the only two alternatives are for the board to either retain or retire Chief Illiniwek.
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