The ridiculous debate about college Indian names rages on. The NCAA is preparing to meet next week to discuss a total ban on such names by its member schools. Whenever totalist solutions are proposed, the Leftist totalist vision usually wins, so we were expecting the NCAA to ban the names and congratulate itself on its moral excellence.
But then we saw this:
The Seminole Tribe of Florida said it still backs Florida State University's use of the Seminoles nickname, just a week before the NCAA meets on the appropriateness of American Indian nicknames.
At its regular Friday meeting, the Tribal Council voted unanimously on a resolution in support of Florida State's nickname, the first time the Tribe has taken an official public step to show support for the Tallahassee school's mascot.
"The resolution is a formal document that puts into black and white the sentiment of the Tribe, because we feel that it is an honor and a reflection of the university to represent the spirit of the Seminole Tribe of Florida," said Max Osceola, a Tribal councilman.
"Any other organization, people or Tribes should respect our wishes as we would respect their wishes."
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