Despite passing the state House and Senate by a combined margin of 135-1, a bill that would codify protections for Indigenous students wanting to wear tribal regalia at graduation was vetoed Monday ...

“How disrespectful that was, in terms of those of us, and how we as native people look at an eagle plum. You know and what it represents,” said Senator Benny Shendo, (D- Jemez Pueblo). It’s a video ...

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A high schooler in Las Vegas said that some seniors were initially denied wearing cultural regalia at graduation, but the district has now approved them. The ACLU of ...

With the help of the Native American Rights Fund, the ACLU of Mississippi, and the ACLU, Zuri Wilson was able to wear an eagle feather and receive a star quilt at graduation. Earlier this year, ...

When Muskogee High School refused to grant a Native American student her diploma because she attached an eagle feather to her graduation cap, the decision sparked outrage across the U.S. Yet 27 years ...

A new bill would stop schools from requiring pre-approval for cultural regalia. Assembly Bill 1369 would end school district requirements for pre-approval to wear cultural or tribal regalia at ...

What happened to Tvli Birdshead has happened so many times before. Every year, it seems, some school somewhere in America tells Native students that they can’t wear their tribal regalia to graduation.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The ACLU of Nevada says a Clark County school could be breaking the law by blocking students from wearing traditional regalia at graduation with their cap and gown. Eldorado ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Governor Kevin Stitt vetoed SB 429 on Monday. The bill would have protected the rights of public school students, including public university students, to wear tribal regalia to ...

Eight years ago, California passed a law requiring high schools to allow students to wear eagle feathers, abalone necklaces and other regalia at graduations. But so many schools — more than half, by ...

The mother of an Eldorado High School senior this week claimed that her daughter was wrongfully denied the ability to wear cultural regalia at her upcoming graduation ceremony. However, the decision ...