Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify language around the research. The U.S. Department of Education is investigating New York’s state education department for its enforcement of ...

The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the New York Department of Education (NYDOE) Friday over a Long Island high school's mascot. The NYDOE banned Native American ...

SPRINGFIELD — Following a wave of schools and professional sports teams over the last 20 years scaling back usage of Native American-themed names, imagery, mascots and logos, the Democrat-led ...

One distraught Native American interviewee asks: “What kind of school has a cemetery?” That question is answered — repeatedly, in uncompromising fashion — as Ku and director Bethmann speak ...

Critics say the “pretendians” take positions from Native Americans, betray their students and potentially commit research fraud. UC has launched a “fact-finding mission” into the issue.

WASHINGTON — Native American team names mean honor and respect. That’s what executives of pro sports clubs often say. History tells a different story. Kevin Gover punctuates this point with a ...

Madalyn J. Mann does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

NEW YORK -- Ray Halbritter, representative for the Oneida Indian Nation of New York, has to travel over 200 miles to visit one of his ancestors, who is held deep in the collections of the American ...

An author who identifies as Native American has been called out by a research group who claim she has “no genealogical connection” to any indigenous tribe. Seattle-based Colby Wilkens ...

Assistant Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies, San José State University Perhaps that’s unsurprising. The legislation has little relevance to most American citizens, and many ...

that was created under a U.S. government policy to strip Native American children of their ... “There was a pattern and practice at these schools that were basically unsupervised, isolated ...