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INDEX TO VOLUME 2 OF TRUSTEES' APPENDIX

SELECTED RESPONSES

TAB I.D. Name Comments  
1. 08325 William T. McKinzie Anti-Chief movement seeks to make victims of present day  Indians and foster guilt for past grievances.
2. 00083 Peter F. Colwell Professor of Finance at UIUC; Pro-Chief point by point rebuttal
3. 00097 Cris Teague Registrar at UIUC College of Medicine and part Cherokee Indian; Pro-Chief
4. 00410 & 8350 Debbie Reese Against Chief
5. 14065 Jim Brady Alumni and Former White House Press Secretary to Ronald Reagan; Keep Chief but work with detractors so that he will symbolize the entire University community.
6. 18295 Paul Simon Former U.S. Senator for Illinois; question regarding the offensiveness of something should be answered by the group involved.
7. 18294 Kevin Gover Remarks of Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs for the Department of the Interior on the 175th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
8. 18107 Elsie Meeks Statement of Commissioner Elsie Meeks of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the Use of Native American Images as Sports Mascots
9. 00548 Nicholas A. Negro Student at UIUC who claims to be 100% Native American; Pro- Chief - not offended, honored.
10. 01084 Aaron Adams Quote from Chief Frank Fools Crow
11. 01097 Nicoline G. Ambrose Proposes a compromise - Have Chief Illiniwek introduce a new mascot and make few or no appearances, but remain a symbol.
12. 01255 Al Alfaro Full-blooded Apache from the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona Pro-Chief; Indians use tax-exempt status and commercialize heritage.
13. 01550 John A. Feriozzi Married to grand-daughter of Webber Borchers; Pro-Chief
14. 08844 Jim Guilford Alum.Pro-Chief; Decision should not be made on basis of group "claiming" to be insulted, but, rather, whether anyone "should" be insulted.
15. 18293 Carol Spindel Faculty at UIUC - Frequently asked questions and answers about Chief Illiniwek
16. 14279 Robert A. Fiedler Technical Program Manager at the Center for Simulation of Advanced Rockets, UIUC responding to Carol Spindel's "frequently asked questions."
17. 17034 Walter L. Arnstein Pro-Chief.Seven arguments in favor of the Chief.
18. 02304 Paul Volker Pro-Chief; Several arguments
19. 02539 & 2540 Alice Fletcher Refers to proceedings held by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and broadcast on C-Span; Board of Trustees should contact Bureau of Indian Affairs for its view.
20. 02541 Dave Fried Doctoral student at UIUC who proposes a compromise; Also spoke at dialogue.
21. 05576 Helen Cory Boardman UIUC Class of 1921; 104 years old
22. 06190 Deborah Carder Pro-Chief arguments
23. 06214 Stephen Helmreich New Mexico State University had "Swastika" (Indian good luck charm) as a yearbook since 1912, before Nazis had adopted it as logo.School wisely dropped name in 1968.
24. 06217 Susan Meredith Burt Linguistic Society will not meet at UIUC.
25. 06232 Donald A. Greeley Native Americans should build upon Chief; No need to be historically accurate.
26. 06269 Mary Alyce Pearson Retired UIUC employee; Former Chief admirer who thinks it is time to change.
27. 06273 Paul S. Doescher Alum who is now a professor at Oregon State; Believes UIUC must respect minority
28. 06290 Paul M. Beckwith Proposes a compromise
29. 06307 Mark R. Rouleau Pro-Chief; but proposes compromise
30. 06315 Stephanie Mabry Compromise
31. 06380 Linda Clark Duffy Agriculture alum; Resented "hick", but would never be insulted by a farmer being depicted.
32. 06386 David E. Shulenburger Provost at University of Kansas since 1993; Has worked with Indians at U. of K.; Against Chief.
33. 06415 Janet Lyon Associate Professor, English Department at UIUC; Spoke at conference of anthropology and communication scholars; questioned on racist mascot.
34. 07428 Bruce L. Miller Authenticate or abolish
35. 07438 Jonathan B. Parker Proud alum; Time for Chief to go.
36. 07459 William A. Lang Retire Chief; Perhaps replace with Lincoln freeing slaves.
37. 07541 Rev. Carla Grosch Listen to Indians
38. 08151 Samir W. Mahfoud Chief is an appropriation
39. 08625 Michele Price Believes the decision to retire the Chief should be made by Native Americans.
40. 08627 Norman and Doris Gruben Parents of a former Chief.Son's experience at Indian reservations was that Indians appreciated respect generated by Chief Illiniwek.
41. 08632 Michael J. Daniel Anti-Chief.Stanford survived change.University of Wisconsin, La Crosse survived change.
42. 08633 Frank Scheidt Pro-Chief with three degrees from U. of I.
43. 08635 Janet Cornelius Anti-Chief alum; Believes it is time to change
44. 08682 Howard P.Hanson Anti-Chief alum who, since moving to Santa Fe, has gained a deeper appreciation of how the use of Native Americans as sports mascots is hurtful.
45. 08694 Gunther J. Holst Distinguished Professor Emeritus.Pro-Chief.Artificial outrage.
46. 08696 John Corwith Alum and member of "Diversity Committee" at Lucent Technologies.Give up childish use of their religious and spiritual symbols.Explains derivation of saying "Don't touch with a ten foot pole."
47. 8714 Michael J. Ellis Alum, retired faculty member and annuitant of UIUC. Anti- Chief U of I should think globally.
48. 08722 Kenneth R. Conklin Alum.Remaining members of the Illiniwek tribe should decide whether the Chief is retained.
49. 08731 Jack W. Briggs Pro-Chief
50. 08757 Dale Hartkemeyer Anti-Chief graduate student.Intake session demonstrated Indians are honestly and seriously offended by what they perceive as a caricature and an affront.
51. 08770 Corinne Creswell Student.Anti-Chief.Chief does not meet the purpose of a mascot which is to unify crowd to cheer the team.
52. 08773 Chidambaram Rammohan Alum.Anti-Chief; University should take a more global view of the Chief and how he is perceived, regardless of how U of I regards him.
53. 08776 William L. Hall, Jr. Alum. History teacher.Pro-Chief.Preservation of Illinois heritage.Tribes which attempted to eliminate Illini now join in the protest of the Chief.
54. 08783 Mitchell H. Sandler Alum.Pro-Chief; Dialogue and anti-Chief people should not disregard the positive benefits of the Chief.
55. 08798 Peter Basler Alum and former writer for the Daily Illini; proposes an alternative.Retire the Chief.Erect a statute on the quad accurately depicting Illini Indian.Retain "Fighting Illini."
56. 08808 David B. Bieler Alum with fond memories of the Chief.However, Chief is an ambiguous symbol communicating its virtues to a few while while communicating its problems to many.He should be retired.
57. 08814 Jeffrey D. Semel Alum.Pro-Chief; let the critics tell the university how to enhance respect for the tradition.Hopes for compromise.
58. 08820 Bill Schultz Alum.Pro-Chief; Agrees with Brad Kruizenga's letter in the March/April issue of the Illinois Alumni magazine.Keep Chief and place greater emphasis on the curriculum on Indian history.
59. 08839 Richard A. Wohlleber Alum.Pro-Chief.Cannot correct tragedy of the Indians' forced exodus from their homes.Chief is link to future generations knowing something about that.
60. 09085 Guy Christopher Alum.Pro-Chief.Compares dispute with that of Elian Gonzalez.All parties convincingly claim a love for a principal person and purport to know what is best for him.
61. 09110 Lawscumm@aol.com Pro-Chief.Attendee at Intake Session and observer of Anti- Chief rally outside Foellinger.Those people promoting racial tolerance and open mindedness were the most close minded and intolerant.
62. 09126 Donna Kurlinkus Goetz Alum.Pro-Chief; Member of Marching Illini who witnessed hard work and dedication of students who portrayed Chief.
63. 09140 Anne Young Hoffman Alum.Pro-Chief.Why can't people step back and see that we are all trying to show reverence for the same thing in our own imperfect way.
64. 09142 Rachel Weber Student who is 1/8th Indian.Pro-Chief.Chief's feathers represent accomplishment of the entire native culture.
65. 09146 Tom Webb Student.Pro-Chief; Member of the Marching Illini who sat through Dialogue.Anti-Chief supporters at Intake Session while demanding respect Ð showed no respect for pro-Chief supporters.
66. 09457 Rhonda Stebbins 1/8 Indian and UIUC staff member; Pro-Chief.Some complain that the dance is not authentic and therefore wrong.Others say it is too authentic and therefore sacrilegious.
67. 09573 Gerald Obrecht Pro-Chief.Knew Indian, now deceased, who trained prior Chiefs and was proud of what he had done.
68. 09938 Elliot Milk Native American does not oppose Chief because he does not appear stupid or as a caricature
69. 10117 Lonnie Burnett Native American.You took our land, punished the customs, attempted to kill all original inhabitants by supplying them with disease infested blankets, attempted assimilation. Where are the programs for Native American scholarships and Native American studies?
70. 10251 Students of the Social Justice Committee Against Chief and Fighting Illini
71. 11298 Don W. Graffis Professor Emeritus.Retain Chief and return "Squanto."
72. 11320 Leland B. Miller, Jr. Cherokee; Pro-Chief
73. 11322 Stuart S. Nagel AAUP seeks input from its members regarding taking a position.
74. 11639 Carl S. Larson Retired UIUC Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering; Many anti-Chief faculty not educated at U of I - Keep Chief.
75. 11787 Carl W. Soderstrom Alumni and Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Peoria School of Medicine offering a $50,000 donation as a challenge to start a museum at UIUC
76. 12452 William Douglass Alum.Pro-Chief, attaches dialogue between him and anti-Chief person.
77. 12454 Ruth Smith Alum. Pro-Chief; Attended Micron Bowl in 1999.
78. 12455 M. Schoen Alum.Anti-Chief attaches article from Peoria Journal Star editorial equating racist imagery as partially responsible for killings by Benjamin Smith.
79. 13812 Unknown Sender unknown, but attaches copy of an old Webber Borchers' Letter to the Editor explaining selection of costume, Chief, Plains Indian, etc.
80. 14085 Mathew P. Grismer Alum.Grew up in Champaign-Urbana; Explains tradition.
81. 14136 Meg Duin Parent of three alums.Raised in Wisconsin; Husband from Minnesota; Appalled by how Indians are portraying themselves in Minnesota gambling casinos
82. 14148 Jenny Applequist Alumni and Employee of UIUC; Feelings of members of the borrowed culture are not the norm of the morality of the borrowing culture.
83. 14314 Dom L. Lipka Pro-Chief alum.Grateful for dialogue; Anti-Chief people more eager for control; Cooperation needed.
84. 14551 Tom Livingston Former Chief
85. 14603 Sharon J. White Pro-Chief.Recalls late 1990 when grandson of Sitting Bull watched Chief Illiniwek and praised him and his performance
86. 14709 Andrew Orta Assistant Professor of Anthropology at UIUC. Anthropological analysis of cultural changes necessitating elimination of Chief.
87. 14722 Mary F. Waldleser Wife of 1952 Rose Bowl team member.Sent picture of Chief Illiniwek in full regalia at Grand Canyon; Hopi Indian Tribe made him and honorary chieftain.
88. 14755 Scott G. Christensen Former Chief; Opposes "us" against "them" mentality.Time to modify the Chief and improve the tradition by making him a model for nation.
89. 14829 Alfred K. Tracy Present when Frank Fools Crow dedicated costume. Trustees must have the courage to do the right thing Ð keep the Chief.Notes that spokesperson for American Indian Council of Illinois and anti-Chief advocate is descendent of the Iroquois which attacked the Illini.
90. 15277 Gordon Teichmann Points out how Reginald Laubin performed plains Indian dances and was praised; Same should apply to the Chief.
91. 15900 Maria E. Mitchum Member of the Maidu Tribe in Northern California.Offended by Indian mascots which are insulting.Chief is noble and good looking.Wants Chief to remain in order to buy Chief T-Shirts.
92. 16755 William D. Forsyth III Former Chief.Proud of Chief tradition but open to change to remove anything offensive.Similar to Tom Livingston (14551).
93. 16808 John Phillip Froman Member of the Peoria Tribe.Recognizes that Chief does not reflect the Illini culture.Does not agree that Chief demeans Native Americans.Indians have bigger problems than political correctness.
94. 17743 Michael A. Drish President of Students for Chief Illiniwek.Report of organization addressing NCA report and containing several rebuttal arguments; Blames administration for conflict.
95. 17886 Bert Dalmer Pro-Chief.Administration has shrunk from its responsibilities of educating the public of the purpose and training of the Chief.
96. 18108 Ruth Wyman Comment on behalf of the Champaign County Chapter of the National Organization of Women
97. 17868 Dave Bechtel Speaks on behalf of people who are "in between" and "mostly silent"
98. 18110 Joseph P. Gone Anti-Chief essay by doctoral student in clinical psychology at UIUC.
99. 16568 H. Stephen Straight Member of the American Anthropological Association endorsing Statement of the Association.
100. 14422 Peter W. Wood Member of the American Anthropological Association opposing Statement of the Association.
101. 16607 Christine A. Loveland Anthropologist opposing Chief Illiniwek quoting language at entrance to boarding schools used to assimilate Native Americans -- "Tradition is the enemy of progress."

 

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