Whether an eagle feather or plume, beadwork, sealskin cap, moccasins, or other forms of traditional dress, tribal regalia plays a unique role, spiritually and culturally, for graduating Indigenous ...

LANSING, MI – Indigenous communities across Michigan are celebrating a pair of victories in Lansing this year. A bill to require school districts and public-school academies to allow Indigenous ...

Graduation from high school is a pivotal, once-in-a-lifetime achievement. Many Indigenous students cannot fully celebrate this achievement, from both a spiritual and cultural perspective, unless they ...

A bill protecting the rights of Native American students in Michigan to wear regalia during graduation ceremonies has been sent to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk. HB4854, first introduced in the ...

This spring, Zuri Jaspré Wilson walked across her high school graduation stage wearing an eagle feather,a celebratory tradition for members of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe. "Being able to walk ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma Public Schools has launched an investigation into why an Indigenous high school senior was barred from wearing her Native regalia at her graduation. This happened in June, even ...

Brailyn Jake wears an eagle feather at her graduation from Cedar City High School Wednesday from Cedar City High School on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Cedar City, Utah. When it comes to staying ...

Editor’s note: This version has been updated to reflect the public comments of the Broken Arrow School District, which were not included in the original story. This spring, Zuri Jaspré Wilson walked ...