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Words and Stories in American History and Contemporary Life Fort Garland Museum will be the first of five museums in Colorado ...
Native American advocacy group opposes New York's ban on indigenous imagery in schools, calling efforts to remove one high ...
Arts & Culture | Updated: October 14, 2024 | Originally Published: October 6, 2023 The diversity of the Native American experience is honored by the newly christened federal holiday A Grass Dance is a ...
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 which ...
Back in 1973, activist Sacheen Littlefeather famously appeared at the Academy Awards on behalf of Marlon Brando to advocate for the rights of Native Americans. It turns out, Littlefeather was not ...
The defacement of an Oakland mural depicting the genocide of Ohlone people has brought debate about the piece out into the ...
More school districts will consider dropping Native American-themed mascots in response to directives by leaders in two states—Kansas and New York. Such mascot changes follow decades of nationwide ...
The government actively worked to separate Native American families through boarding schools and forced adoptions. Check out the documentaries below to begin your learning journey on this traumatic ...
CLEVELAND (WJW) — With President Donald Trump over the weekend asking some professional sports team owners to revert back to Native American-themed team nicknames, including Cleveland’s Major League ...
WASHINGTON - A Native American group filed a lawsuit against the Washington Commanders in federal court this morning that upends a long-standing cancel-culture narrative about racism in sports. The ...
There has often been a lack of diverse voices discussing how the history of the Buffalo Soldiers is framed, said Michelle Tovar, the museum’s director of education. The current political climate has ...
An Indigenous Canadian, he appeared in several other Hollywood blockbusters and remained active in film, theater and ...