Mascot matters: Race, history, and the University of North Dakota's "fighting sioux" logo

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 76-94

  Tovares, Raúl ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Trinity College   (United States)

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EID: 33750467865     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859902026001006     Document Type: Article

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