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	The Honor The Chief Society-FAQ Chief Illiniwek Tradition
		Although Chief Illiniwek is recognized as an honored symbol of the University, rather than a cheerleader or team mascot, there are strong feelings by some individuals and groups that all ethnic representations should be eliminated.
		In 1990, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees confirmed Chief Illiniwek as the symbol of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
		Chief Illiniwek embodies the attributes valued by alumni, students, and friends of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
	www.honorthechief.org /tradition.html (1803 words)

	Chief Illiniwek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Chief Illiniwek is the controversial mascot of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's athletic teams.
		In a campus-wide referendum in 2003, students voted 2 to 1 in favor of retaining the Chief.
		The topic of Chief Illiniwek remains a controversial one.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/c/ch/chief_illiniwek.html (151 words)

	Traditions Illinois Fighting Illini :: The Official Athletic Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Illiniwek (pronounced “ill-EYE-nih-wek”) was the name of the loose confederation of Algonquin tribes that once lived in the region.
		Illiniwek means “they are men” and former Illinois football coach Robert Zuppke is believed to have suggested calling the UI symbol Chief Illiniwek.
		Holding the role of Chief Illiniwek is senior John Madigan, a speech communications major from Philo, Illinois.
	fightingillini.cstv.com /trads/ill-trads-thechief.html (398 words)

	U.I. Senate Resolution to Retire Chief Illiniwek
		The attached "Chief Illiniwek History" time-line illustrates that the controversy about the Chief is at least ten years old.
		Chief Illiniwek's performance coupled with the chief logo creates an atmosphere that unfairly places Native people into a position where they are not treated as modern day people who have a viable culture, but people of the past who entertain at sporting events and serve as logos for everything from letterhead to jackets.
		Chief Illiniwek is now both a national issue and a national embarrassment to the University.
	www.retirethechief.org /Documents/ILsenate.html (1310 words)

	Chief's last dance signals end of era - News
		Illiniwek was the brainchild of an Eagle Scout from Urbana and his band director, who hoped to bring some pizzazz to the Marching Illini's halftime show.
		Chief Illiniwek went to the Rose Bowl, the Grand Canyon and the nation's capitol, never drawing a word of protest as he appeared, in full Sioux-style regalia, across campus and across the country.
		Around them, Chief support organizations like Student for Chief Illiniwek and the Honor the Chief Society formed to counter claims of racism with insistence that the Chief's purpose was education and encouragement.
	media.www.dailyillini.com /media/storage/paper736/news/2007/02/21/News/Chiefs.Last.Dance.Signals.End.Of.Era-2732519.shtml (2027 words)

	Essay by Joe Gone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The controversy at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign surrounding its use of Chief Illiniwek as a campus symbol continues to rage.
		It is because of this conviction that I actively pursue the retirement of Chief Illiniwek.
		Chief supporters may be tempted to argue that seven or eight Indians is only a small fraction of the Indians listed in official university student records.
	www.inwhosehonor.com /GONE.HTML (4529 words)

	Chief Illiniwek - MEDIA WATCH
		Despite student-led efforts to retire the Chief and opposition from the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and Media, university trustees resisted the move and appealed last year’s decision by the NCAA to fllist schools with Indian mascots, a decision that is now final.
		As for the University of Illinois' Chief Illiniwek symbol, the Peoria
		Former chief Tom Livingston says the authentic costume and the ceremonial dance he performed in 1998 and as still performed today are designed to honor the Native Americans' history and their contributions to Illinois' culture.
	chiefilliniwek.blogspot.com (13979 words)

	University to end Chief performance - News
		Chief Illiniwek will make his last appearance at a University athletic event on Feb. 21, the last men's basketball game of the season at Assembly Hall.
		He said that because a decision to suspend the Chief at the end of the basketball season has been made, and the Chief could not dance again until next fall, this does not qualify as an emergency situation - a condition that must be met in order for an injunction to be issued.
		Retiring the Chief, and especially allowing themselves to be flmailed by a small number of extreme factions who do NOT have the University's best interests at heart -- a sad day and one that has put a BIG fl mark on the University's reputation.
	media.www.dailyillini.com /media/storage/paper736/news/2007/02/16/News/University.To.End.Chief.Performance-2724408.shtml (1164 words)

	cbs2chicago.com - Chief Illiniwek's Last Dance
		The university's board of trustees announced last Friday that Chief Illiniwek was to be retired after 81 years.
		And with the status of the Chief logo still unresolved, t-shirts and sweatshirts that carry his image are flying off shelves.
		The tradition on the Urbana-Champaign campus of having a student dress as "Chief Illiniwek" began in 1926.
	cbs2chicago.com /topstories/local_story_052063727.html (906 words)

	Newsvine - Chief Illiniwek to Perform for Last Time
		Former chief Steve Raquel said he and other chiefs past and present hope to talk to the university about keeping the chief alive in some form.
		Removing the chief frees the university of NCAA sanctions after the organization deemed Illiniwek — portrayed by buckskin-clad students who dance at home football and basketball games and other athletic events — an offensive use of American Indian imagery and barred the school from hosting postseason athletic events.
		He and assistant chief Ponce, a sophomore, launched legal action to keep the mascot out of retirement, but a judge rejected their request.
	www.newsvine.com /_news/2007/02/21/579416-chief-illiniwek-to-perform-for-last-time (619 words)

	SI.com - NCAA Basketball - Last dance: Chief Illiniwek bids farewell - Wednesday February 21, 2007 11:25PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Jonathan Bluenke, a junior from Crystal Lake, said Chief Illiniwek will be missed most at football games, where Illini fans haven't had much to cheer about the past few years.
		One activist who worked to convince the university to get rid of the chief questioned whether a mascot was integral to the experience.
		As Chief Illiniwek took the floor for the last time, a video montage of chiefs past played on video screens above the court.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2007/basketball/ncaa/02/21/illinois.chief.ap/index.html (552 words)

	The Daily Illini - Native American tribe demands return of Chief Illiniwek regalia
		If Chief Illiniwek will continue to dance, he will probably not be wearing quite the same garb.
		The resolution also demanded that the University cease using Lakota regalia for Chief Illiniwek, and further supports a Peoria Tribe resolution from 2000 that requests the University "recognizes the demeaning nature of the characterization of 'Chief Illiniwek'" and retires the figure.
		The resolution cited a number of reasons for the demands, calling Chief Illiniwek a "disrespectful representation of the Kaskaskia, Peoria, Piankeshuw and Wea nations" - traditional Illinois tribes the Chief is supposed to honor.
	www.dailyillini.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=18139050-40d9-4fb0-8a74-b70b7bf5cdaf (321 words)

	Robert D. Novak - Death of the Chief - washingtonpost.com
		The board of trustees last week eliminated Chief Illiniwek, bowing to years of pressure from Native American activists, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and liberal politicians.
		The NCAA was disingenuous when it claimed, in declaring victory over the Chief last Friday, that it "never mandated" that colleges "change their mascots." In fact, it rejected Illinois sponsorship of an NCAA event and was ready to prevent Illinois from hosting a National Invitational Tournament basketball game.
		Chief Illiniwek finally was done in by politicians jumping on the NCAA's political correctness bandwagon.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/21/AR2007022101584.html (879 words)

	JS Online: Wake up, Illinois, 'Illiniwek' is racist
		The current Chief Illiniwek is Illinois graduate student John Madigan, who is of Irish, not Indian, descent.
		This is an emotional matter for some Illinois alumni, who believe the Chief is an integral part of their university's tradition and must remain at his post.
		Chief Illiniwek makes Illinois look less like an institution of higher education and more like a very large collection of rubes.
	www.jsonline.com /badger/bkb/mar01/baumcol07030601.asp (781 words)

	Illinois decides to stop performances of Chief Illiniwek at athletic events - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The NCAA in 2005 deemed Illiniwek — portrayed by buckskin-clad students who dance at home football and basketball games and other athletic events — an offensive use of American Indian imagery and barred the university from hosting postseason events.
		Eppley said he's been a fan of Chief Illiniwek for years, but the decision is best for the school.
		Basketball coach Bruce Weber said he too was disappointed, calling Chief Illiniwek a "tremendous tradition." But Weber also said he understood why the decision was made, pointing out that the NCAA barred the men's tennis team from hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament last May.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/college/2007-02-16-illinois-illiniwek_x.htm?csp=34 (733 words)

	SI.com - NCAA Basketball - Illinois says Chief Illiniwek's performances to end - Friday February 16, 2007 11:45AM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The NCAA in 2005 deemed the buckskin-clad Illiniwek an offensive use of American Indian imagery and barred the university from hosting postseason events.
		"The Chief Illiniwek tradition inspired and thrilled members of the University of Illinois community for 80 years," board of trustees chairman Lawrence Eppley said Friday.
		On Thursday, two students who portray Illiniwek filed suit seeking to bar the university from "capitulating to the NCAA by announcing the retirement of Chief Illiniwek." A hearing on the lawsuit was under way Friday morning.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2007/basketball/ncaa/02/16/illinois.chief.ap/index.html (320 words)

	Chief Illiniwek - WikEd
		This page is intended to develop the issues involved in the use of Chief Illiniwek to represent the University of Illinois, especially its athletic teams.
		See History of Chief Illiniwek in a report issued to the UIUC Board of Trustees, by Louis B. Garippo, Spring 2001.
		It was a very interesting but the entire time I was listening her discuss how disrespectful Chief Illiniwek was, I questioned why more time was not being spend towards building a Native American Studies program or getting more scholarships available to Native Americans.
	wik.ed.uiuc.edu /index.php/Chief_Illiniwek (1851 words)

	The Chief Illiniwek WebQuest!
		Chief Illiniwek is the current mascot of the University of Illinois, and has been the mascot for over 70 years.
		For the past several years the Chief has been a source of controversy at the U of I. The controversy started about ten years ago when a U of I student named Charlene Teters (who is Native American) went to a game and saw the chief.
		It is a difficult decision for them to make, however, since so many of the U of I fans love the chief, and believe that he is a positive part of the college.
	students.ed.uiuc.edu /mfoley/387/chief.htm (854 words)

	FOX Sports - COLLEGE BASKETBALL - Illinois plays without Chief Illiniwek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sunday was the first Illinois basketball game since the university announced this school year will be the last for Chief Illiniwek, the school's 81-year-old American Indian mascot.
		Few people left their seats at halftime until the chief's dance was finished.
		Chief Dogs!" Howard Rubin shouted from behind a food stand nearby.
	msn.foxsports.com /cbk/story/6483862 (571 words)

	The Chief - DI Campus Issues
		The longtime symbol of the University and its athletic teams, Chief Illiniwek has become the focus of a long-standing and widespread controversy.
		Viewed as honorable to some and racist to others, the question of whether to replace the Chief has become an issue upheld by years of University students.
		Groups such as Students for Chief Illiniwek fight to retain the Chief, while groups like the Progressive Resource/Action Coalition and People Against Racism oppose him.
	www.illinimedia.com /di/issues/chief.shtml (153 words)

	WJLA - Chief Illiniwek to Perform for Last Time
		After that, Chief Illiniwek's image and regalia will continue to be a subject of negotiations.
		Still, the students who currently portray the chief and their predecessors want the chief's image and the mascot's related history to be celebrated by the university, perhaps in a museum.
		Maloney, along with assistant chief Logan Ponce, a sophomore, even launched legal action to keep the mascot out of retirement, but a judge rejected their request.
	bob.wjla.com /headlines/0207/399312.html (571 words)

	The Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC)
		The “Chief” has served as the symbol and mascot of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for eighty years.
		At this point, both the use of “Chief Illiniwek’s” performance and the logo will cease to be used by the University in compliance with the NCAA restrictions.
		UIUC's official mascot and symbol, "Chief Illiniwek" is a racist representation of Native people created by non-Natives for the halftime entertainment and profit of non-Native people.
	www.prairienet.org /prc (903 words)

	YouTube - Chief Illiniwek
		The Illini people were extinguished in INTER-TRIBAL wars, not by "white men" yet, for the last 80+ years, the U of I has honored and revered the Illini people by displaying as best they can a re-enactment of an Illini war dance.
		Chief Illiniwek performs the Three In One during halftime at a University of Illinois basketball game.
		Chief Illiniwek Runs on the Court (Final Time)
	youtube.com /watch?v=jCiSbWXo77M (365 words)

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