Vernon Bellecourt

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Activist: He fought against the use of Indian nicknames for sports teams
Post Date: 15th Oct, 2007 - 11:39am / Post ID: #

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Vernon Bellecourt

Vernon Bellecourt

ACTIVIST WHO OPPOSED INDIAN SPORTS NICKNAMES DIES AT 75

Vernon Bellecourt, who fought against the use of Indian nicknames for sports teams as a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, has died at age 75.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/14/bellecour...t.ap/index.html

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11th Apr, 2016 - 9:15pm / Post ID: #
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I remember when this first came out as an issue. Back then I thought they would like the highlight they got from being part of a mascot but now I'm wiser and can see how they take sacred things and make it a business. Vernon Bellecourt did some good work.


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