Billed by organizers as the largest powwow in North America, the annual Gathering of Nations festival kicks off Friday with a colorful procession of dancers spiraling into the center of an arena at ...

Maurice West, left, from Rockford filed the Native American imagery bill ... like school names and mascots should be made in the communities where the schools are located. “The momentum of legislation ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery. That would include logos, team names and mascots ...

Attend a West African dance workshop led by the legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on the United Nations Visitors Plaza! This extraordinary event is being hosted by the Department of ...

For years, Native American students in the Rapid City, South Dakota, school district were more likely to be disciplined and less likely to enroll in advanced courses than their White peers.

Meridian native Jamal Roberts advanced to the Top 24 on "American Idol." Roberts performed "Tennessee Whiskey" and "The Door" during the Showstopper and head-to-head rounds, respectively.

Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday to create a “turquoise alert” for when Native Americans go missing in the state. The effort — which had overwhelming support among lawmakers — responds ...

A South Dakota airman accused of killing a Native American woman at Ellsworth Air Force Base has now been charged with first-degree murder and could face the death penalty if convicted.

In doing so, the administration cited a 19th century lawsuit that denied U.S. citizenship to Native Americans. The case is called Elk v. Wilkins. The president’s executive order has been blocked ...

Representatives from the native American tribe are asking the public ... asserted that there area multiple Chickamauga grave sites located on the property purchased by the state.

Breaking down these aggregates helps break down racial stereotypes too. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities are a diverse and growing segment of the U.S ...

"Not everybody can dance like Funke Akindele," she noted. "God made everybody beautiful and imbued all of us in different ways. Everybody has a place in art." While praising Akindele for her ...