But as the Chickasaw Nation member grew up and learned about his Indigenous roots, he came to see the school’s mascot — a stereotypical Native American man wearing a headdress — as problematic.

The Massapequa School District is at the center of a heated controversy over its longtime "Chiefs" mascot after New York state education officials ordered districts to retire Native American ...

The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the New York Department of Education (NYDOE) Friday over a Long Island high school's mascot. The NYDOE banned Native American ...

FOR YEARS, SOME HAVE CLAIMED THAT THE GATHERING OF NATIONS COMMERCIALIZES NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND THAT PEOPLE ARE PROFITING FROM IT. TONIGHT, IN A TARGET 7 INVESTIGATION, WE FOLLOW THE MONEY.

VAF is very proud to present this weekend, April 24th-27th at the Norfolk Scope, the annual Virginia International Tattoo - A Scottish Tradition with an American Soul, featuring an incredible ...

The Massapequa School District’s mascot is the chief, including a district logo with the letter “M” adorning a Native American headdress. A recent New York Board of Regents policy barred the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — John Foster, a Louisiana native and “American Idol” contestant, delivered a heartfelt tribute Sunday night to his late friend Maggie Dunn, one of two ...

"When I think of a warrior, I think of somebody with bravery… We honor and celebrate our Native American heritage here on Long Island." The district sued the state in September, saying that the ...

Among the grants terminated earlier this month was $30,000 for a project between the Koahnic Broadcast Corporation and Alaska Native Heritage Center At least $1.6 million in federal funds for ...

“If we’re looking to ‘Make America Great Again,’ then I think it should start with the truth about the true American history,” said Deborah Parker, CEO of the National Native American ...

In 1638, an earthquake in what is now New Hampshire and Plymouth, Massachusetts, left colonists stumbling from the strong shaking and water sloshing out of the pots used by Native Americans to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — American Idol winner and Blue Springs native David Cook will be back in town this weekend to support a police officer who’s battling cancer. Blue Springs Police Department ...