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New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its Native American chief mascot and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk losing federal funding ...
A New York state policy prohibiting the use of Native American school mascots violates civil rights laws, and the state must rescind it or face the possibility of losing federal education funds ...
Representatives from the Native American Guardians Association, who voiced support for keeping the chief mascot at Friday’s event, also don’t speak on behalf of local Indigenous residents ...
Earlier administrations investigated whether Native American school mascots were discriminatory. The Trump administration defends them, reflecting a broader shift.
Native American boarding school funding under scrutiny in lawsuit The lawsuit filed by the Wichita and Washoe tribes demands an accounting of an estimated $23.3 billion in misappropriated funds.
NEW YORK — New York education officials won't rescind the state's ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York education officials won’t rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing ...
Native American Lives Are Tragic, But Probably Not in the Way You Think “No matter what we write, white people can turn our stories into weapons.” Terese Mailhot November/December 2018 Issue ...
The US Department of Education (DOE) announced Friday that New York state has violated federal civil rights law by banning Native American school mascots while permitting mascots derived from other ...
HELENA, Mont. — A total of $320,000 of grant funding is awarded to 25 Native American businesses around Montana. Funding comes from the Indian Equity Fund Small Business Grant Program. Grants ...