What's in a name? A historical look at native American-related nicknames and symbols at three U.S. Universities

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2000, Pages

  Connolly, Mark R ^a  

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EID: 0034258221     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2649258     Document Type: Review

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