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$100 Million Gift Heats Up 'Fighting Sioux' Protest

NPR | By Dan Gunderson
Published March 17, 2001 at 10:00 PM MST

Native American groups protest the University of North Dakota's graduation ceremonies. Some are offended the school competes as the "Fighting Sioux." They were further angered when an alumnus offered the school $100 million -- as long as the name stays.

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Dan Gunderson