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State legislators and advocates are trying once again to ban Native American mascots in Massachusetts high schools.
(WJAR) — 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 ...
A Native American Church affiliate in California says the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department violated their religious rights by destroying sacred plants.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon says her agency found that New York’s ban on tribal themed mascots in public schools discriminates against Native Americans.
Opinion: Federal cuts to Medicaid would force Montana’s Urban Indian Health organizations to reduce services, cut staff, shorten operating hours, and limit our ability to address health disparities.
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk ...
A prob into New York state's ban on Native American-inspired mascots and logos was found to be in violation of the Civil Rights Act, the Department of Education announced Friday.
Native Star, a Native American-owned business, has opened in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, offering a cultural blend of coffee, fashion, food, and art.
Supporters of Native mascots at schools say they are well-intended and don't cause harm. But several independent studies detail the adverse effects on Native Americans, particularly young people.
A few minutes drive away, next to the town’s post office, a statue of a Native American figure wearing a flowing headdress towers over those depicting a buffalo, a horse and a totem pole.
Scholars and Native American activists have long pushed back on schools’ use of such images.