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 ====== The First Warrior ====== ====== The First Warrior ======
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-The "First Warrior" suit is representative of the six Wisconsin woodland tribes (Chippewa, Menominee, Oneida, Winnebago, Stockbridge-Munsee and Potawatomi).  +The "First Warrior" suit is representative of the six Wisconsin woodland tribes (Chippewa, Menominee, Oneida, Winnebago, Stockbridge-Munsee and Potawatomi). 
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 +The American Indian Warrior was selected rather than a Spartan or Amazon warrior because the first inhabitants of the land in which Marquette is located were Indians, and secondly, because the name of the University was chosen to honor the memory of Father Jacques Marquette, S.J. During the 17th century, Father Marquette came into contact with the American Indian Tribes of this region during his explorations.  
  
 Lila Blackdeer, a Winnebago Indian from Black River Falls, Wisconsin, was contracted in 1978 by the MU American Indian students to craft the suit to be worn by the "First Warrior." Lila Blackdeer, a Winnebago Indian from Black River Falls, Wisconsin, was contracted in 1978 by the MU American Indian students to craft the suit to be worn by the "First Warrior."
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 Photograph courtesy of Marquette University Libraries. Photograph courtesy of Marquette University Libraries.
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 ===== Dates ===== ===== Dates =====
  
  
-Feb. 10, 1980 – “First Warrior” makes his debut at the Duke basketball game;+**February 10, 1980** – “First Warrior” makes his debut at the Duke basketball game 
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 +**1980-81 season** - Mark Denning, a sophomore from West Allis, was selected to be the First Warrior. 
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 +**1980-81 season** - Rick Tourtillott, a sophomore from Milwaukee, was selected to be the First Warrior. 
  
 Official memorandum from the First Warrior Advisory Committee to Dr. James Scott, vice president for student affairs, (dated February 1987) states that “the First Warrior was selected in the late 1970s to be a symbol of Marquette’s relationship with Indians and to visualize the university’s commitment.” Official memorandum from the First Warrior Advisory Committee to Dr. James Scott, vice president for student affairs, (dated February 1987) states that “the First Warrior was selected in the late 1970s to be a symbol of Marquette’s relationship with Indians and to visualize the university’s commitment.”
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-1986 – 1987 season –  "First Warrior" abandoned after season when Native American students no longer wish to participate.+**1986 – 1987 season** –  "First Warrior" abandoned after season when Native American students no longer wish to participate.
  
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