During the last legislative session in Minnesota, Native derived nicknames were banned unless the school in question is on a reservation and like 90% native or unless the approval of all the state's registered tribes regardless of whether or not they have an interest in that particular community.
Some have quickly complied, like Esko, which won a state baseball championship this month just before eliminating its "Eskomos" nickname, which is basically just a pun on a term that isn't even used anymore.
Others are more thorny, namely the Warroad Warriors, a community with a large Native history and population that intends to seek a waiver to keep their Native designed logo. You've probably heard of them during hockey season. T.J. Oshie went there, as did Henry Boucha (who is Native), and seemingly dozens of Marvins.
In Warroad, concern mounts over Minnesota bills prohibiting the use of American Indian nicknames
Another hockey writer in our company, who has significant ties to Warroad, has been doing a lot of lobbying for keeping the name. I found that a little debatable, though he just used one of those Warroad connections to write a girls hockey coach mutiny horror story that has set Minnesota on fire and is doing crazy numbers (and has netted him some threats). Seriously, it was being discussed on every show on KFAN for multiple days early last week.
Abridged version: Angry parents told a coach with U. of Minnesota playing experience that he "just didn't have it" after leading their team to the state championship game.
One and done: Here's what pushed Larry Olimb to resign following Orono's state title game run
