It is often through art that Barrett’s family reckons with and embraces the part of its identity tied to race. Kennedy’s ...

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Earlier this month, the Illinois House passed legislation — House Bill 1237 — that would phase out the use of Native American-based mascots and logos in our state ...

The board passed a policy in 2022 that barred the use of Native American imagery in school districts’ logos and mascots unless districts had permission from local tribes. Thirteen districts were ...

SPRINGFIELD — Following a wave of schools and professional sports teams over the last 20 years scaling back usage of Native American-themed names, imagery, mascots and logos, the Democrat-led ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A monumental bill to ban Illinois schools from using Native American names, logos, and mascots passed out of the House after a controversial debate Thursday.

Furious school-board members in the Long Island town are asking President Trump to help them fight to keep their district’s Native American logo after a judge recently ruled against them in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A plan in Springfield to ban schools from using Native American names, logos and mascots is heading to the House floor. This legislation would apply to schools using ...

The broad term “Native American” is typically used to describe the Indigenous people who inhabited the land now known as the U.S. for thousands of years before European colonization.

Many ethnic groups moved rightward in the 2024 election, and Native Americans are among them. Seventeen counties with majority-Native American populations swung toward President-elect Donald Trump by ...

Native American Showrunner Program Photo courtesy of Native American Media Alliance The Native American Media Alliance has revealed the selections for its fifth annual Native American Showrunner ...

Illinois lawmakers are looking to ban K-12 schools from using Native American mascots or logos. House bill 5617—sponsored by state Rep. Maurice West—would require schools to alter logos ...

As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to compete in Sunday's Super Bowl, a group of Native Americans is renewing ... abandon its logo, and cease certain game rituals they view as offensive.