News

Virginia has passed a new law. This law criminalizes the display of Nazi symbols. It also protects the religious symbol of ...
Apr. 26—OLYMPIA — Native American names, symbols or images will no longer be allowed to be used as mascots, logos or team names for most Washington public schools. Gov. Jay Inslee signed into ...
It's also ironic that the adoption of Native symbols by civic organizations often dates back to a time when Native American children were being taken from reservations and sent to boarding schools ...
News; Education; Native American names or symbols can no longer be used as Washington public school mascots April 26, 2021 Updated Mon., April 26, 2021 at 9:32 p.m. Students and a Spokane Public ...
Chicago’s Lane Tech College Prep High School will officially remove its Indian mascot, the school said in a Thursday letter. The Lane Tech school council wrapped up a monthlong process to con… ...
A new Native American monument was unveiled in Sacramento's Capitol Park. A symbol of indigenous history, the statue of Miwok leader and preservationist William J. Franklin Sr. is now cemented in ...
It is also a sacred, centuries-old symbol found in the Hindu and Buddhist religions and American Indian culture; the Navajo call it the rolling log. The swastika is a widely despised symbol that ...
Three inmates of Native American ancestry are suing Rhode Island’s prison system, claiming their religious rights are being violated by not being allowed to par ...
Native Perspectives on the 40th Anniversary of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an ...
November is Native American Heritage Month. An estimated 25 percent of Native Americans are Catholic, but there are also longstanding tensions between the Catholic Church and some indigenous tribes.
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Education Department put out a directive to all school districts across the state to not use Native American symbols or mascots are part of their school name ...
Three inmates of Native American ancestry are suing Rhode Island’s prison system, claiming their religious rights are being violated by not being allowed to participate in ceremonies and have ...