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Post by ag87 on Mar 12, 2021 12:53:55 GMT -8
I'm a little bit of a sports nickname geek and I didnt know Utah used to be the Redskins. They changed to Utes in 1972. I remember Miami University (of Ohio) changed to Redhawks - in 1997, I just looked it up. And I know that Stanford changed their name in about 1970. Obviously it's in the news because of DC's football team. It seems strange to me that Utah changed their name to the tribe's name native to Utah. I read where the tribal government gives their blessing to the university. But if they had the foresight nearly 50 years ago to change it seems strange that they stayed with a first nations name.
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Post by beaver94 on Mar 12, 2021 13:28:46 GMT -8
Maybe neither party saw keeping the first nations name as disrespectful.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 12, 2021 14:21:39 GMT -8
I'm a little bit of a sports nickname geek and I didnt know Utah used to be the Redskins. They changed to Utes in 1972. I remember Miami University (of Ohio) changed to Redhawks - in 1997, I just looked it up. And I know that Stanford changed their name in about 1970. Obviously it's in the news because of DC's football team. It seems strange to me that Utah changed their name to the tribe's name native to Utah. I read where the tribal government gives their blessing to the university. But if they had the foresight nearly 50 years ago to change it seems strange that they stayed with a first nations name. Stanford changed its name from the Indians to the Cardinals in 1972. The University ignored the student body vote to reinstate the name in May 1972. The student body refused to go along with a name change until 1975. In 1981, Stanford clarified that they were the Cardinal rather than unofficially being referred to as the Cardinals between 1972-1981. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Mar 12, 2021 14:56:59 GMT -8
I'm a little bit of a sports nickname geek and I didnt know Utah used to be the Redskins. They changed to Utes in 1972. I remember Miami University (of Ohio) changed to Redhawks - in 1997, I just looked it up. And I know that Stanford changed their name in about 1970. Obviously it's in the news because of DC's football team. It seems strange to me that Utah changed their name to the tribe's name native to Utah. I read where the tribal government gives their blessing to the university. But if they had the foresight nearly 50 years ago to change it seems strange that they stayed with a first nations name.  |
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