Anti-"Chief" Resources

Involved in the anti-"Chief" movement since 1989, the Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC) has accumulated a variety of resources of help to activists interested in becoming involved in the struggle, as well as to students and reporters researching the issue. 

 Articles

This section contains newspaper and magazine articles about the anti-"Chief" movement dating from 1989 to the present.
For recent coverage, click here.
For older coverage, click here.

 Dis-Orientation

The Dis-Orientation - an annual publication published by the PRC and distributed at the UIUC Summer new student orientation - aims to challenge the misinformation about the "Chief Illiniwek" controversy likely to be encountered by new students on campus as well as others unfamiliar with the issue.

 Documents

This is a collection of various documents about, or related to, the "Chief" issue - including essays, press statements, and an address to the Board of Trustees.

 Letters

Read letters from people such as Jesse Jackson, the Chair of Amnesty International, members of the European Parliament and of the international human rights organization KOLA. Also included is a sample letter to the UI Board of Trustees.

 Poetry

Anti-"Chief" poetry by several local poets.

 PRC Press Releases

In this section, you will find a sample of recent press statements released by the PRC.

 Questions and Answers

Here are common questions about "Chief Illiniwek" and some effective answers.

 Resolutions

This section contains resolutions against "Chief Illiniwek" passed by a wide array of local, regional, national, and international organizations; as well as a sample resolution and resolutions passed at the 1997 national Conference on the Elimination of Racist Mascots (CERM).

 Speeches

Read speeches delivered by anti-"Chief" activists at protests, rallies, Board of Trustees meetings, and other events.