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On the recordMay 4, 2011
the NCAA stood by their decision and said, unless the tribes of North Dakota, the Standing Rock Sioux and the Spirit Lake Sioux, are included and give their consent, you will no longer be able to use the nickname.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall highlights the NCAA's stance on the Fighting Sioux nickname requiring tribal consent.

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