It’s graduation season. Thousands of North Carolina students are getting their diplomas this spring. And for some this year, their pomp and circumstance could come with more pride and recognition.

The American Indian Science and Engineering Society is having a winter clothing drive to help families in the Alaska area and ...

American Indian students in North Carolina public schools could wear items like feathers and plumes to their graduation ceremonies to signify their cultural heritage in legislation given final General ...

Updated March 7 with House vote approving the bill. North Carolina lawmakers could allow Native American students to wear culturally significant objects such as bird feathers and plumes during ...

When 18-year-old Andrew Mike prepared to graduate from Willamette High School this spring, he and his family were able to make the event even more special. His mother spent time decorating his ...

Bemidji Middle School kicked off the month of November in observant fashion as it hosted a smattering of activities in honor of Native American Heritage Month on Saturday. Planned by Bemidji Area ...

For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, the United States government and Christian denominations operated boarding schools ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will prohibit the wearing of Native American headdresses, face paint and clothing at Arrowhead Stadium. They also are discussing the future of the iconic ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The University of Montana is hosting a week of events in celebration of American Indian Heritage Day on Friday. The holiday is recognized state-wide on the last Friday of September.

Chavez emphasizes how she plans to maintain her cultural and communal ties while working in Washington D.C. Dennis Zotigh Dr. Cynthia Chavez Lamar and her husband Walter Lamar (Wichita and Blackfeet) ...