Native American leaders demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 9, 2022, as the justices heard oral arguments over the landmark Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.

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.

Dozens of American universities, historical societies and museums face new legal pressure to return thousands of Native human remains in their possession.

In 1889 — 132 years before the ask — La Flesche made American history when she became the first Native American to earn a medical degree. Born in a tipi in 1865 on the Omaha reservation in northeast ...

As of 2024, nearly 2,000 schools still used Native American imagery, according to National Congress of American Indians data. A number of states have passed legislation or policies to end its use.

A New York state policy prohibiting the use of Native American school mascots violates civil rights laws, and the state must rescind it or face the possibility of losing federal education funds ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York education officials won’t rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing ...

Earlier administrations investigated whether Native American school mascots were discriminatory. The Trump administration defends them, reflecting a broader shift. By Troy Closson A New York ...