Turnout for a referendum on the University of North Dakota "Fighting Sioux" nickname and logo was high across the state except on two reservations.

Residents in Sioux County, which is home to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, voted 184-159 to retire the symbol. The turnout represented just 8 percent of the population, the Associated Press reported.

“By and large most people either don’t care or support the name,” Lyle Antelope, a tribal member, told the AP.

Members of the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation campaigned to keep the name. Yet turnout there was also very low -- only 70 people voted, according to a tribal member who opposes the "Fighting Sioux."

“It shows you how much people cared about the vote," Erich Longie told the AP. Most people at Spirit Lake voted to retire the name, The Grand Forks Herald reported.

Despite the resounding vote against keeping the name, two tribal members who support the "Fighting Sioux" -- Archie Fool Bear at Standing Rock and Eunice Davidson at Spirit Lake -- vowed to continue their efforts. They plan to seek a state constitutional amendment.

Get the Story:
ND vote retiring Fighting Sioux moniker spurs heavy turnout across ND, but not in Sioux County (AP 6/14)
After Tuesday’s nickname vote, determination to move foward with campaign to keep name (The Grand Forks Herald 6/14)

An Opinion:
Editorial: North Dakota voters showed common sense (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 6/14)

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