Cherokee Nation firmly stands behind the rights of Native American students to wear tribal regalia and items of religious or cultural significance during graduation ceremonies. Public schools in ...

Native American Indian regalia and adornment is a complex assemblage of cloth, ornaments and body decoration. In the past, it served as a major form of visual artistic expression for the various ...

Students could legally wear Native American regalia at graduation with proposed bill by: Jessica Barron Posted: Feb 11, 2025 / 09:22 PM MST Updated: Feb 12, 2025 / 04:03 PM MST ...

For Native American students, tribal regalia is often passed down through generations and worn at graduations to signify connection with the community. Disputes over such attire have spurred laws ...

His bill would make it explicitly legal for Native American students to wear regalia at school graduation ceremonies or events. A specific protection, he says, is needed after the Farmington incident.

If signed, Senate Bill 202 will require preschools, K-12 schools, public colleges and universities to allow Native American students to wear and display traditional regalia at a graduation ceremony.

OKLAHOMA CITY - A bill that would make it easier for Native American students to wear tribal regalia at graduation is advancing in the state legislature. In 2019, then- Attorney General Mike ...

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Before the Indian Child Welfare Act was enacted, between 25% and 35% of Native American children were being taken from their homes and placed with adoptive families, in foster care or in institutions.

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For Native American students, tribal regalia is often passed down through generations and worn at graduations to signify connection with the community. Disputes over such attire have spurred laws ...