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When we talked about Native American stereotypes, my students asked about the Blackhawks
A sexual assault scandal. A lost record. Decrease in attendance. Now is the perfect time for a name change, at least, for the Blackhawks.
For the past five years, in honor of Indigenous Peoples Month in November, I have organized…
Native American History Museum houses a treasure trove of native artifacts in Bentonville
The Arkansans is rightly proud of the fact that our state is home to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, which has gained worldwide fame since it opened ten years ago. But there is a second museum in Bentonville that deserves…
Chris Rabb wants to ban PA schools from using Native American mascots
State Representative Chris Rabb is introducing legislation that would ban Pennsylvania schools from using Native American cartoons as mascots. Rabb said more than 60 schools and sports teams in the state use or still refer to Indigenous…
Pennsylvania lawmaker pushes to eliminate Native American mascots and images for sports teams
A Pennsylvania lawmaker from Philadelphia introduces legislation that would prohibit schools from using Native Americans as mascots.
Representative Chris Rabb, D-Philadelphia, said more than 60 schools and sports teams in Pennsylvania use…
UC Hastings leaders decide to change their name due to massacres of Native Americans
The board of trustees of UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco voted unanimously on Tuesday to work with state lawmakers to change its name.The horrific truth about its founder, Serranus Clinton Hastings, a wealthy 19th-century…
2 schools in West Michigan to drop their Native American mascots
Two K-12 school districts in western Michigan have announced plans to remove their Native American mascots and images, including one of three schools in the state that still use the term Redskins, considered the most offensive to them.…
‘A Transformative Experience’: Edmonds Woman Recalls Native American Canoe Trip Across…
Diana White is getting ready for the canoe trip. (Photo by Larry Vogel)
Paddling in a traditional Coast Salish open canoe 144 miles of the Salish Sea is not an adventure that everyone would like.
“We had several wake-up calls at 4 am, and…
The Missoula exhibition features a contemporary Native American artist
MISSOULA - A new exhibition at the Missoula Art Museum features artist Neal Ambrose-Smith, descendant of the Confederate Salish and Kootenai tribes.With a double title in Salish and English, č̓ č̓en̓ u kʷes xʷúyi (Where are you going?),…
Florence: Native American tribes set the standard for leadership
Russ Florence
When the Chickasaw Nation announced plans for a $ 300 million resort in Oklahoma City last month, community leaders hailed it as "world class," "transformational" and something that "will add significantly to the…