But as the Chickasaw Nation member grew up and learned about his Indigenous roots, he came to see the school’s mascot — a stereotypical Native American man wearing a headdress — as problematic.

President Donald Trump ordered Education Secretary Linda McMahon to intervene in a New York legal dispute over a school using a Native American mascot. The New York Board of Regents ordered all ...

In 1999, the state Legislature enacted the Indian Education for All (IEFA) Act to implement that constitutional mandate, requiring public schools to teach Native American history and culture.

She did, however, nod to the alligator tour guide — whom she married last September in Louisiana — with her hair accessories: a pair of alligator hair clips ... bow and feather detail whose ...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – An Illinois bill that would ban that would ban schools from using Native American names, mascots and logos has passed the Illinois House and is now under review in the Senate.

The CU-Boulder Chapter wants to encourage and support American Indian and Alaskan Natives to pursue the science and engineering fields and connect the student chapter to the professional Native ...

(WAFB) - At just 18 years old, John Foster is already a national sensation for his performances on American Idol. In the latest episode on May 4, he made it into the top 8. The Addis native and ...

Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, was selected by the papal conclave ... refugees and the poor. An American pope: WATCH: Video shows Robert Prevost introduced as Pope Leo XIV at Vatican ...

As the image of the new pope, Chicago native Cardinal Robert Prevost, appeared onscreen, cheers erupted through the hallways. Children jumped out of their seats, pumping their hands in the air.

Minneapolis Shooting Suspect Is Charged in 4 Homicides. the Native American Community Is Shaken MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Six people who all knew each other were inside a vehicle when one, a man with ...