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.

Each year, nearly $18 million of this funding provides career and technical education programs for American Indian and Alaska Native students through the Native American Career and Technical Education ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump declared his support for the Massapequa School District to maintain its Native American Mascot, calling for the federal Secretary of Education to “fight” for the school ...

Castillo: As a professional journalist, you have received multiple awards for your work focusing on Native American issues, as well as grants and fellowships. Recently, press freedom has been a ...

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 ...

John Foster, 18, and Baylee Littrell, 22, performed as part of American Idol’s Top 24 at Disney’s Aulani Resort in Hawaii this week. Foster, a native of Addis, La., showed his Louisiana roots ...

A private collection of 18th century Indigenous artwork from the Eastern Woodlands region long held in a private collection in Scotland can be seen in its entirety by the public for the first time.