Democratic State Rep. Maurice West, left, from Rockford filed the Native American imagery bill. Republican state Rep. Bill Hauter, right, from Morton voted against it. The Illinois House has passed ...

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 ...

The Newberry is home to one of the strongest collections of Native American archival materials in the country. The collection was started in 1911 when American business magnate Edward E.

The Warriors lost this battle. The Amityville School District on Long Island has been strong-armed into changing its beloved Warriors nickname under a state Board of Regents mandate to rid every ...

For years, Native American students in the Rapid City, South Dakota, school district were more likely to be disciplined and less likely to enroll in advanced courses than their White peers.

The remains are believed to be Native American and to predate the fort, going back to the first half of the 1800s or earlier. The discovery requires the Army Corps to follow a process spelled out ...

In doing so, the administration cited a 19th century lawsuit that denied U.S. citizenship to Native Americans. The case is called Elk v. Wilkins. The president’s executive order has been blocked ...

Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) documented the state of her American Airlines flight on Monday, which prompted a response from the airline. Cammack was traveling on a direct flight to Washington ...

Kennedy Jr. says he is committed to improving the Indian Health Service. Native American leaders have doubts. “It’s shameful,” one said. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Reporting from Washington ...

Representatives from the native American tribe are asking the public in the county and region to help them document local burial sites near the prison and for them to file Freedom of Information ...

Breaking down these aggregates helps break down racial stereotypes too. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities are a diverse and growing segment of the U.S ...