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Bill that calls for banning Native American school team names, mascots passes Illinois House
The Democrat-led Illinois House has advanced legislation placing a statewide ban on Native American imagery and mascots by ...
Effort to ban Native American mascots in Illinois would impact 11 metro-east schools
We’ve been doing this right for a long time, let us continue that opportunity,” one metro-east superintendent said.
Kennedy’s Plan to Send Health Officials to ‘Indian Country’ Angers Native Leaders
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is committed to improving the Indian Health Service. Native American leaders ...
New Mexico governor signs bill to provide ‘turquoise alert’ when Native Americans go missing
New Mexico's governor has signed a bill to create a “turquoise alert" for missing Native Americans in New Mexico.
RFK Jr. wants to target chronic disease in US tribes. A key program to do that was gutted
A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities ...
Hobbs hosts Native vets to see tribal flags evicted from Phoenix VA hospital
The Veterans Administration removed the flags from the Phoenix hospital in March and left them at the Salt River tribal ...
Kennedy says he wants to target chronic disease among U.S. tribes. A key program to do that was gutted
A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted as part of Trump administration's federal layoffs.
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Cherokee journalist says Native American history has been erased
Cherokee writer and audio journalist Rebecca Nagel’s recently published book “By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long ...
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Illinois House of Representatives Votes to Ban Native American Mascots in Public K-12 Schools
On Thursday, April 10, the Illinois House of Representatives approved House Bill 1237, which would prohibit public K-12 ...