The Struggle for Chief Illiniwek Imagine going to a University of Illinois sporting event and not seeing Chief Illiniwek perform at half time. This may soon be the case. Many Native Americans feel that the symbol of Chief Illiniwek portrays a racist stereotype, but because Chief Illiniwek represents the pride for athletics, as well as respect for the University of Illinois itself, he should not be dismissed as mascot and swapped with some common, unoriginal …showed first 75 words of 2166 total…

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