I just want to point out that there are people who think the diversity waivers that NDUS schools offer are discriminating or singling out minorities, you are forgetting that there are traditionally black schools/colleges down south that offer the same types of waivers to caucasians. They say ONLY caucasians and noone else of any other ethnicity. There are also private scholarship donors who offer money to educate women over a certain age and to high school graduates from certain high schools, counties, towns, etc. My point is there are a lot of different types of scholarships.
I'm not trying to stir up anything but I just want people to understand why the NDUS has these types of waivers. They want diversity to keep those students. Hopefully UND can keep the Sioux name, I mean can you imagine them without it? I am Native American and a Sioux but I applaud the UND for standing for what they believe in. I have no problem with it and I am surprised that the NCAA doesn't include the Lakota Sioux in getting permission for the name. People from both the East and West coasts acknowledge that they know of the Sioux specifically from the UND school nickname.
So in closing I hope that the NCAA will quit being so uptight and UND has been good to Natives as far as I know.