USA TODAYFighting Sioux backers heard in petitionsUSA TODAYBISMARCK, ND (AP) – Is it the return of the Fighting Sioux? Supporters of the University of North Dakota's nickname turned in more than 17000 signatures Tuesday night to cap a petition drive to force a statewide vote on a moniker the NCAA says is ...Fighting Sioux Nickname Lives Again in NDABC NewsNorth Dakota to use Fighting Sioux nickname despite NCAA's threatsChicago Sun-TimesUniv.