“How disrespectful that was, in terms of those of us, and how we as native people look at an eagle plum. You know and what it represents,” said Senator Benny Shendo, (D- Jemez Pueblo). It’s a video ...

A bill protecting the rights of Native American students in Michigan to wear regalia during graduation ceremonies has been sent to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk. HB4854, first introduced in the ...

PENDLETON — Contestants proudly honored their heritage as they rode on horseback in full regalia during the Native American Beauty Contest in downtown Pendleton. The event was rich in tradition and ...

(WXMI) — A cap and gown are the traditional garb on Graduation Day, and sometimes these outfits are accessorized. Think special cords, honor stoles, and even a decorated cap. Now in Michigan, a new ...

Christian Titman wears a feather as he and his graduating class enter Clovis High’s Lamonica Stadium in 2015. Assembly Bill 1369 would clarify that students and their families determine what ...

When Kamryn Yanchick graduated, she hoped to decorate her cap with a beaded pattern in honor of her Native American heritage. Whether she could was up to her Oklahoma high school. Administrators told ...

Denver, Colo., May 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As members of the National Native Scholarships Providers (NNSP), we believe school should be a place where young people feel free to learn, grow, and ...

Several Billings high schoolers went to Helena to testify in favor of a bill that would allow them to wear culturally significant objects, like beaded graduation caps. Apparently they made an ...

TACOMA — Tacoma Public Schools stands accused of discrimination after an Indigenous student was prohibited from wearing tribal regalia at her June graduation ceremony. Now the district is facing legal ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It drew outrage in May when a Farmington High School grad was told to remove a graduation cap adorned with Native American beads. Now, some state senators are pushing a new law ...