Illinois museums and universities are working to repatriate Native American remains, but the process is slow and emotionally ...

were draped in regalia and leading a drum ceremony for the first time in an Illinois that was home to a federally recognized tribe. And it was happening amid a backdrop of Native American groups ...

The state of Louisiana is home to four federally recognized Indigenous tribes. The Chitimacha Tribe, the Coushatta Tribe of ...

The Illinois House of Representatives passed ... prohibit school mascots based on federally recognized tribes, historical Native American people or groups, or other characteristics, according ...

"The Native American history is in the DNA of this ... Senate Democrats passed the bill to return the state-owned land to the tribe. The Illinois House could vote on this plan when lawmakers ...

According to the Illinois General Assembly’s website, HB1237 defines prohibited school mascots based on federally recognized tribes, historical Native American people or groups, or other ...

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Earlier this month, the Illinois ... by the American Psychological Association and others, tell the undeniable truth, detailing the adverse effects on Native Americans ...

The Illinois Senate is ... The Association on American Indian Affairs, a nonprofit organization that aims to protect the rights of Native Americans, condemns the use of native sports team names ...

A billed passed in the Illinois House of Representatives banning specific mascots and logos related to Native American names and ... Chieftains, Tribe, Indians, or any synonymous term” as ...