Bronson Koenig: Difference between revisions

Koenig is the son of Paul Koenig and Ethel Funmaker. He is a member of the [[Ho-Chunk Nation]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Potrykus|first1=Jeff|title=Bronson Koenig embraces being role model for American Indians|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/badgers/bronson-koenig-embraces-being-role-model-for-american-indians-b99437027z1-290605481.html?ipad=y|accessdate=6 April 2015|work=[[Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]]|date=2 February 2015}}</ref> He is opposed to using Native names as mascots, and was particularly against the [[Washington Redskins]] team name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lakotacountrytimes.com/news/2015-03-19/Sports/Wisconsin_floor_general_speaks_out_against_Native_.html|title=Wisconsin floor general speaks out against Native mascots|website=Lakota County Times|last=Ward|first=Bryan|date=March 19, 2015|access-date=April 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006034531/http://www.lakotacountrytimes.com/news/2015-03-19/Sports/Wisconsin_floor_general_speaks_out_against_Native_.html|archive-date=October 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2016, Koenig and his brother drove a trailer packed with supplies 14 hours from Madison to the [[Standing Rock Indian Reservation]], to join the protesters against the [[Dakota Access Pipeline]]. In December 2016, Koenig wrote a first-person article about the experience for ''[[The Players' Tribune]]'' entitled, "What I Found in Standing Rock."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-02 |title=What I Found in Standing Rock {{!}} By Bronson Koenig |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/bronson-koenig-wisconsin-basketball-standing-rock |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=The Players' Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/bigten/2017/01/26/bronson-koenig-wisconsin-badgers-native-americans/97089308/ |title = Bronson Koenig becomes Native American role model he never had| website=[[USA Today]] }}</ref>