Chief Illiniwek was a source of controversy for years at the university, with many students, professors, outside groups, Native American organizations and people who have eyes viewing the mascot ...

Chief Illiniwek danced his official last dance at the University of Illinois on Feb. 21, 2007. But that hasn’t stopped U. of I. alumni and other Chief supporters from working to keep the cont… ...

Chief Illiniwek, the former University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign mascot, was banned by the NCAA in 2007 for being “hostile and abusive” toward American Indians -- but people attending ...

For over two decades, Chief Illiniwek, the University’s mascot from 1926 to 2007, was at the center of an ongoing controversy. “The Chief is permanently retired. It is a part of our history,” said ...

The University of Illinois' controversial American Indian mascot was set to perform his last dance, and men who have previously portrayed Chief Illiniwek said they want the tradition to live on in ...

They are calling for Chief Illiniwek, the longtime Illinois mascot who was deemed, “hostile or abusive” by the NCAA and eventually banned by the school last winter. Except he’s still here.

Last summer, Vernon Burton gave lectures on history and the use of computing in humanities research at meetings in Britain and France. When he finished each talk, the first question wasn't about his ...

A 15-year battle over U. of Illinois’s Chief Illiniwek finally may be coming to a closeColloquy: Join an online discussion about whether colleges with American Indian mascots, such as the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- After 81 years of war paint and feathered headdresses, the University of Illinois' controversial American Indian mascot is performing his final show. After that, Chief Illiniwek ...

In 2005, when the NCAA clumped Chief Illiniwek with mere mascots who ran around on the sidelines on horseback, shaking spears and chanting war cries, they cheapened what Chief Illiniwek ...

Chief Illiniwek, longtime mascot of the U. of Illinois, performs for the last time on February 21, 2007. Seth Perlman, AP Images. I t’s been a disappointing season for the University of Illinois ...