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<blockquote data-quote="Shane Walsh" data-source="post: 1371667" data-attributes="member: 571538"><p>That is understandable, but the problem with the bolded section is that in the history section of honorthechief.org it clearly states that is not what the chief represented. <a href="http://honorthechief.org/history" target="_blank">http://honorthechief.org/history</a></p><p></p><p>"In 1926, two Eagle Scouts, Lester Leutwiler and Ralph Hubbard, combined their extensive knowledge of Indian lore and dance that they learned at the World Boyscout Jamboree in Denmark into the creation of “the Chief”. <strong>The intention of the symbol was to reflect the honor and tradition at the University of Illinois.</strong> Chief Illiniwek was not created to portray a real person, rather, a high-minded concept of unity."</p><p></p><p>The funniest part about that is the notion that two Eagle Scouts gained an "extensive knowledge of Indian lore and dance" at the World Boyscout Jamboree in Denmark in 1926. Did they learn about Pakistanis and Iranians as well I wonder? </p><p></p><p>Here is another kick in the pants, there was no World Boy Scout Jamboree in Denmark in 1926.</p><p></p><p>It is impossible to ignore the fact that the Chief means different things to different people, and not all of them are bad. But to some it means something very ugly, dark, and hurtful. This needs to be acknowledged, not denied outright.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shane Walsh, post: 1371667, member: 571538"] That is understandable, but the problem with the bolded section is that in the history section of honorthechief.org it clearly states that is not what the chief represented. [url]http://honorthechief.org/history[/url] "In 1926, two Eagle Scouts, Lester Leutwiler and Ralph Hubbard, combined their extensive knowledge of Indian lore and dance that they learned at the World Boyscout Jamboree in Denmark into the creation of “the Chief”. [B]The intention of the symbol was to reflect the honor and tradition at the University of Illinois.[/B] Chief Illiniwek was not created to portray a real person, rather, a high-minded concept of unity." The funniest part about that is the notion that two Eagle Scouts gained an "extensive knowledge of Indian lore and dance" at the World Boyscout Jamboree in Denmark in 1926. Did they learn about Pakistanis and Iranians as well I wonder? Here is another kick in the pants, there was no World Boy Scout Jamboree in Denmark in 1926. It is impossible to ignore the fact that the Chief means different things to different people, and not all of them are bad. But to some it means something very ugly, dark, and hurtful. This needs to be acknowledged, not denied outright. [/QUOTE]
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