In 2001, former New York Education Commissioner Richard Mills said using Native American symbols or depictions as mascots can become “a barrier to building a safe and nurturing school community ...

Native American imagery is all around us, while the people are often forgotten. For indigenous people, everything from the word “America” to the insulting ways native symbols are used is a ...

Sonny Hensley holds an anti-mascot button to protest using Indians as mascots for sports teams at the 10th Annual New Year's Eve Sobriety Powwow on January 1, 2003, in Columbus, Ohio.

Less misunderstanding leads to Native American students feeling like they belong on campus, Hernandez said. “When people think about San Manuel they only think about casinos,” he said.

Mattel has bungled its rollout of a new Barbie doll honoring the late Native American Chief Wilma Mankiller by using a symbol that misspells “Cherokee” as “Chicken.” Mattel 6 ...

In the summer of 2020, the Seneca Nation tribe publicly denounced the use of Native American mascots – which contributed to changes in Schuyler County schools.

BEAUMONT, Texas — The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has released a resolution calling for the removal of Native American mascots for schools and athletic teams. The resolution specifically ...

The Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation is a small, newly recognized Native American tribe, with close to 25 acres of tribal land located in Mebane.

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… ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A new tribal national park in North Dakota’s rugged Badlands is opening a little-seen area of the dramatic landscape to hikers and other outdoors enthusiasts, part of a ...

Tacoma, Puyallup, Franklin Pierce, Clover Park, Sumner-Bonney Lake schools signed agreement with Puyallup Tribe to improve school curricula.