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 ...

When the University of Illinois' Board of Trustees announced its decision to remove its 81-year mascot, Chief Illiniwek, on Feb. 16, 2007, it represented what many consider to be an important step in ...

The new owners of NFL's Washington Commanders have found support from a Soros foundation-funded group that's been fighting to remove Native American images nationwide. Now, other groups are ...

She hopes common ground can be met among those in opposition, including those who say that eliminating Native American mascots and symbols only alienate Native Americans themselves. To her, it's ...

'Dress up and play Indian': Why do civic groups use Native American symbols? Daniel Gonzalez, Arizona Republic. Fri, April 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM UTC. 11 min read.

The New York Board of Regents is expected to approve a policy barring school nicknames like “the Warriors.” A provision allows their use if a tribal nation endorses them.

Native American adoption era history. The Bureau of Indian Affairs established the Indian Adoption Project in 1958. Like the Boarding School Initiative, the goal of forced Native adoptions was to ...

What do snow goggles, suspension bridges, and lacrosse have in common? They are all innovations that were created by Native Americans thousands of years ago that we still use today.

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 ...

The exhibit at the Newberry Library has everything from “Star Wars” clips to Polaroid pictures, showing through pop culture how Native stories are still being created. “We’r… ...