R.I. prisons did not accommodate Native American religious practices for three inmates, lawsuit alleges A complaint filed in federal court on Friday claims the state Department of Corrections ...

The federal Education Department had ordered the state to roll back its prohibition on Native American mascots, calling it discriminatory.

Opinion: Federal cuts to Medicaid would force Montana’s Urban Indian Health organizations to reduce services, cut staff, shorten operating hours, and limit our ability to address health disparities.

Trump’s education secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot ban Indigenous residents on Long Island have called Massapequa’s mascot problematic as it depicts ...

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 losing federal funding ...

Ultra-processed foods are a "genocide" on the Native American population, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified Wednesday, as he vowed to get "high-quality food" onto ...

Kathleen Duval, an author with a passion for Native American history, recently received an esteemed award for her book "Native Nations." (Photo: Kathleen DuVal) ...

Supporters of Native mascots at schools say they are well-intended and don't cause harm. But several independent studies detail the adverse effects on Native Americans, particularly young people.

Education Communities rally to defend Native American mascots in Illinois bill dispute The Illinois Senate is debating a bill that would ban the state's schools from using Native American mascots.

Scholars and Native American activists have long pushed back on schools’ use of such images.

The Democrat-led Illinois House has advanced legislation placing a statewide ban on Native American imagery and mascots by elementary and high schools.

The Native American mascot ban would include logos, team names and mascots 90 Illinois schools use, like the Mt. Zion Braves or the Cahokia Comanches.