The Public Schools Native American Parent Committee voted Tuesday to formally ask district administration to consider allowing Indigenous students to wear traditional beadwork on their graduation caps ...

From picture books to historical fiction to contemporary coming-of-age novels, this list offers a variety of options for books about and in most cases by Native Americans. Check out our selection of ...

Pike’s death spurred a resurgence of activism aimed at bringing more awareness to the disproportionate number of disappearances and violent deaths that have gripped Native American communities ...

Attendees of the 2025 Native American Summit, organized by the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative, were draped in regalia and leading a drum ceremony for the first time in an Illinois ...

In 1999, the state Legislature enacted the Indian Education for All (IEFA) Act to implement that constitutional mandate, requiring public schools to teach Native American history and culture. And ...

A Native American tribe is using native plants to help their Southern Arizona cultural lands flourish. It's also removing invasive plants and replacing them with species that hold significance in the ...

Objective Describe the extent to which tobacco industry marketing tactics incorporated American Indian culture ... a general pattern emerged: the earliest documents (1930s–1970s) included the use of ...

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Today, he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff. Prevost, 69, had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pope, given the geopolitical power already wielded by the United ...

Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, was selected by the papal conclave ... refugees and the poor. An American pope: WATCH: Video shows Robert Prevost introduced as Pope Leo XIV at Vatican ...

SAN DIEGO — A new Native American-owned business, Native Star, has opened its doors in the historic Yuma Building in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. Ruth-Ann Thorn, a member of the Rincon Tribe of ...

Jamal Roberts has his eyes on the prize. The Meridian native is officially in the Top 8 of "American Idol" Season 23. Last week, the 27-year-old Crestwood Elementary P.E. teacher became the sixth ...