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Chief Illiniwek was the mascot [1] of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), associated with the university's intercollegiate athletic programs, from October 30, 1926, to February 21, 2007. Chief Illiniwek was portrayed by a student to represent the Illiniwek, the state's namesake, although the regalia worn was from the Sioux.
The Illinois Confederation, also referred to as the Illiniwek or Illini, were made up of 12 to 13 tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley. Eventually member tribes occupied an area reaching from Lake Michicigao (Michigan) to Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas.
In its latest step to confront the controversial legacy of Chief Illiniwek, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s long-retired mascot, the school has announced new efforts to make...
Chief Illiniwek was retired officially in 2007. But, as Chris Quintana discovered, he never really went away. The Chief's continuing presence is has been covered before, but it remains a point of contention on campus.
To some, Chief Illiniwek is an honored symbol of the University of Illinois which should be preserved. To others, he is a race-based sports mascot that had to go. For parts of three decades, opponents demanded that the University of Illinois Board of Trustees retire the Chief.
Tribute to past Chiefs, last dance of the Chief (2/21/07) during a win vs Michigan.
Chief Illiniwek: A Brief History and Call to Action. Former U of I President Michael Hogan (2010-2012) with pro-Chief students. On March 13, 2007, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, after approximately 20 years of debate on the Illiniwek tradition, directed. “… the immediate conclusion to the use of Native American imagery as the ...
The final Chief, Dan Maloney of Galesburg, Illinois, showed the only act of defiance that Chief Illiniwek ever expressed in his 80+ year tradition.
CHICAGO — After years of protests by Native Americans and pressure from the N.C.A.A., the University of Illinois in 2007 retired its mascot, Chief Illiniwek, who wore a feathered headdress and...
From Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois in Urbana: the University of Illinois has decided to retire Chief Illiniwek as the symbol of its fighting spirit after 80 years of service. The...