[alancarp]

Do Native Americans have a say?

Actually, they do... which is why the Florida State Seminoles get to keep their moniker. The Seminole tribe loves it.

[Timber Rattler]

The NCAA tried this same crap with the Seminoles a couple of years ago, and Florida State threatened to pull out of NCAA altogether (and thereby hold back the revenue). The NCAA quickly backed down and granted the Seminoles a waiver.

[wbill]

The Seminole tribe loves it. ....As I recall, the Sioux feel exactly the same way.

The BIG fish, here, though is a guy named "Ralph Engelstadt" (sp?). He's a massive donor to their sports programs, the hockey arena is named for him, and so on.

He told the university a few years ago that the money spigot shuts off if they rename their team. That was more-or-less the end of the discussion.

Good for him, sez me.