MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD — Following a wave of schools and professional sports teams over the last 20 years scaling back usage of Native American-themed names, imagery, mascots and logos, the Democrat-led ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery. That would include logos, team names and mascots ...

Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental protection legislation – Native Americans stewarded the environment.

Val Kilmer Was Even Great Parodying Himself on ‘SNL' The 10 Most Powerful Native American Tribes In History ... Brian Gutekunst outline Packers plan for replacing Christian Watson's impact ...

In that book, and throughout his scholarly career, Blackhawk has attempted to enrich our conception of the American story by placing Native Americans at its center. Not long ago, he spoke to us ...

Amid the holiday season, Native American Heritage Month will come to a close with Native American Heritage Day on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. "Indigenous peoples have persisted and ...

But what exactly is Native American Heritage Month? What does it represent and when did it start? The month is a way to honor the substantial ways the Native American people in the United States ...

Ohio is rich with Native American history. Even the state's name is derived from the Iroquois word 'ohiyo', meaning "the great river." Since November is Native American Heritage Month ...

“The Indian Card” begins with a statistical puzzle: In the 2000 U.S. census, 4.1 million people indicated Native American heritage. But in 2020, that figure had swelled to 9.7 millio ...

With an umbrella in hand to shield her from rain, she rode the parade route in a convertible clad with a banner that read: “Montana’s Oldest Native American Voter.” The Indian Citizenship ...