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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Medicaid cuts would decimate Native American programs, tribal health leaders say
As Congress mulls significant cuts to Medicaid, Native American tribes are bracing for potentially devastating financial fallout.
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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 ...
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As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans
As sovereign nations, Native Americans have been able to protect land, water and air, including well beyond their own ...