Odo Ishkiin sees Native design differently than most. For the Shoshone-Bannock, Blackfeet and San Carlos Apache student — three Native American groups that stretch across three states — he’s had to ...

It’s what he likes to do.” Berman said the exchange was also part of a larger pattern. “This is overall sending a message that bigotry is not only permissible in society, but potentially ...

SIMOJOVEL, Mexico (AP) — At a recent service in the remote southern Mexican community of Simojovel, Catholic and Mayan symbolism mingled at the altar as the deacon — his wife beside him — read the ...

Asian Americans, Native ... traditional navigation, including the “Hawaiian Star Compass,”developed by C. Nainoa Thompson, the master navigator who is a part of reviving the traditional Polynesian ...

Be respectful of participants and dancers. Dance regalia are not costumes and permission should be asked before taking pictures of a dancer. The emcee will explain and introduce the different events ...

The chef notes that sweets are rare in traditional Native American cuisine, particularly in the Choctaw community, aside from the ever-popular grape dumpling — a cobbler-like concoction made from ...

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.

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Earlier this month, the Illinois House passed legislation — House Bill 1237 — that would phase out the use of Native American-based mascots and logos in our state ...

The nature of celebrations also evolved. Asian American and Pacific Islander or Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is not just about showcasing festive fare like food ...

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Has Only Grown in 5 Decades It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native ...

A Town Refuses to Give up the School's Native American Mascot — and Gets ... shrugged off criticism that the school logo reflects the traditional garb of a Midwest tribe and not the attire ...