I'm setting my sights on Notre Dame...I'm tired of being perceived by the public as a leprechaun with clenched fists and a green fedora.
Link to St Pete Times article
Indian mascots again under scrutiny
The symbols are unmistakable, intricately and inextricably woven into the consciousness of college football fans well beyond the Tallahassee limits.
Before each home game, Osceola, a student in traditional clothing and war paint, rides Renegade down the middle of the field and hurls a flaming spear into the ground to excite the crowd.
Welcome to Florida State.
Here come the Seminoles.
But the use of American Indian nicknames, mascots and images by universities has been seen by some as insensitive at best, racist at worst. After years of debating a complicated and emotionally-charged issue, the NCAA finally appears poised to take steps toward altering the sporting fabric.
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The Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida recently for the first time adopted an official resolution supporting FSU's use of its name and symbols.
No wonder FSU is adamant that it has nothing to change regardless of what the NCAA may say or do this week.
"We're proud of the Seminoles, and we're proud to be Seminoles," football coach Bobby Bowden said. "And the Seminoles like us; that's the key to it. If they didn't want us, we'd have to do something. But they love us and we love them. They've been good to us and we've tried to honor them in everything we do and we have done that."
Link to St Pete Times article
Indian mascots again under scrutiny
The symbols are unmistakable, intricately and inextricably woven into the consciousness of college football fans well beyond the Tallahassee limits.
Before each home game, Osceola, a student in traditional clothing and war paint, rides Renegade down the middle of the field and hurls a flaming spear into the ground to excite the crowd.
Welcome to Florida State.
Here come the Seminoles.
But the use of American Indian nicknames, mascots and images by universities has been seen by some as insensitive at best, racist at worst. After years of debating a complicated and emotionally-charged issue, the NCAA finally appears poised to take steps toward altering the sporting fabric.
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The Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida recently for the first time adopted an official resolution supporting FSU's use of its name and symbols.
No wonder FSU is adamant that it has nothing to change regardless of what the NCAA may say or do this week.
"We're proud of the Seminoles, and we're proud to be Seminoles," football coach Bobby Bowden said. "And the Seminoles like us; that's the key to it. If they didn't want us, we'd have to do something. But they love us and we love them. They've been good to us and we've tried to honor them in everything we do and we have done that."
