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At Sante Fe’s Native American Fashion Week, It’s ‘Not Just About Style, It’s About Presence’
In Santa Fe, over the course of four days filled with fashion, panels, and parties, Native Fashion Week opened at the Santa ...
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Native American student says she can’t wear regalia at Clovis graduation because it’s a ‘distraction’
A student who wishes to wear Native American regalia is facing pushback from the school. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com As graduation season approaches, some Native American students in ...
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Native American soldier gets OK to wear long hair, feather to honor heritage
He can also wear traditional Sioux head decorations ... and long hair is significant in all Native American tribes,” Brave Heart said in a release. “So being in the Army and being told ...
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Students could legally wear Native American regalia at graduation with proposed bill
Shendo is hoping a new state law can make a difference. His bill would make it explicitly legal for Native American students to wear regalia at school graduation ceremonies or events. A specific ...
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Students can wear Native American regalia at graduation under bill signed into law Friday
Steve Bullock has signed a bill allowing Native American students to wear traditional regalia while marching to get their diplomas. The bill signed Friday prohibits schools and government agencies ...
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Biden apology: What were the Native American boarding schools?
The government, in collaboration with some churches, set out to take Native American children and put them in boarding schools to assimilate to Western ... not allowed to wear any cultural ...
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New Michigan law protects Native American graduates' right to wear cultural regalia
But change is on the way. House Bill 4854 was signed into law, requiring that Michigan schools ensure Native American students can wear their regalia to ceremonies of honor. That regalia comes in ...