“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 ...

‘Every student deserves to celebrate their academic achievements in a way that honors their identity and traditions,’ Lujan Graham says Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a high-profile bill that ...

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 ...

Native American students’ right to wear tribal regalia at school ceremonies could soon be enshrined in state law. The House unanimously passed Senate Bill 163 on Wednesday, sending it to Gov. Michelle ...

Photographer Craig Varjabedian is working with indigenous people around New Mexico to celebrate their past and their culture with the Native Light Photo Collaboration Project. When you look at the ...

LANSING, MI – Indigenous communities across Michigan are celebrating a pair of victories in Lansing this year. A bill to require school districts and public-school academies to allow Indigenous ...

CASPER — “If I let one minority do it, then I have to let the rest.” Zephira Arguello said that was what Kelly Walsh Principal Mike Britt told her when she inquired about wearing traditional Native ...

With the help of the Native American Rights Fund, the ACLU of Mississippi, and the ACLU, Zuri Wilson was able to wear an eagle feather and receive a star quilt at graduation. Earlier this year, ...

Bill sponsor Sen. Jen Gross, a Billings Democrat, said during debate she would be willing to consider widening the bill's scope, but the new law includes only Native American regalia. Skyview ...

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 ...