Original sentence: As a result of this controversy, the NCAA termed Chief Illiniwek a "hostile or abusive" mascot and image in August 2005 and banned the university from hosting postseason activities as long as it continued to use the mascot and symbol.At the root of the controversy is the view of many Native Americans and others that the symbol/mascot was a misappropriation of indigenous cultural figures and rituals and that it perpetuated stereotypes about Native American peoples.Chief Illiniwek was the mascot and official symbol of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign associated with the University's intercollegiate athletic programs from 1926 to February 212007.The mascot was generally portrayed by a white student dressed in Sioux regalia and intended to honor the Illiniwek, the state's namesake
Edited sentence: As a result of this controversy, the NCAA termed Chief Illiniwek a "hostile or abusive" symbol and image in August 2005 and banned the university from hosting postseason activities as long as it continued to use the symbol.At the root of the controversy is the view of many Native Americans and others that the symbol was a misappropriation of indigenous cultural figures and rituals and that it perpetuated stereotypes about Native American peoples.Chief Illiniwek was the official symbol of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign associated with the University's intercollegiate athletic programs from 1926 to February 212007.The symbol was generally portrayed by a white student dressed in Sioux regalia and intended to honor the Illiniwek, the state's namesake