Native Americans

Youth organizer Ivy Pete helped Washington state pass a bill that would limit schools’ usage of Native American mascots. Schools will have to change their mascot unless they can get a local tribe involved. The bill is “not saying ‘no more representing Native American culture, no more talking about Native Americans,’ but how can we do it in an authentic...

The team had for years faced pressure to the racially offensive name it has been known as for more than a century.

The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota is home to the Oglala Lakota nation — people whose ancestors survived generations of oppression and violence. Today, half live below the poverty line and many go without basics like running water. Life expectancy for Lakota men is 47 and for women is 53, lower than any country in the world. That...

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and other federal officials are expected to announce steps that the federal government plans to take to reconcile the legacy of boarding school policies on Indigenous families and communities

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum drew criticism for comments last week that “there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.”

The Justice Department has finalized its first plan to help address the problem of missing and murdered Native people on one of the largest reservations in Montana

The Senate on Monday confirmed Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., as President Joe Biden’s secretary of the Department of the Interior.

The president plans to sign orders to improve voter rights on the 56th anniversary of a peaceful protest that turned violent in Selma, Alabama.

While the rollout of coronavirus vaccinations has been chaotic and resisted by some of the public, the Cherokee have quietly mobilized their members to get as many needles into as many arms as soon as possible, starting with some of the most endangered members of the tribe — those who still speak Cherokee.

President-elect Joe Biden has decided on the historic choice of Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico to head the Department of the Interior. The appointment would make her the first Native American Cabinet secretary. But why should we care about the Interior secretary? As NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado explains, this underappreciated federal agency is more important than you think.

The chairwoman for the Native American tribe Hia C-ed O’odham, which means Sand People, shares her story about how the Trump administration’s border wall has hurt her community. Chairwoman Christina Andrews said construction has already destroyed a children’s shrine and sacred trails.

“Invisible Choir” is shedding light on crimes against Native Americans that often don’t get the attention they deserve. NBCLX welcomed the founder of the true-crime podcast, Michael Ojibway, to talk about a shocking case of murder and fetal abduction featured in one of the episodes.

In the 2020 election, the Native American vote could play an important part in a key swing state like Arizona. In 2016, President Trump claimed victory in the state by a little over 91,000 votes, and there are about 67,000 eligible voters living in the Arizona portion of Navajo Nation. In size, Navajo Nation is larger than ten U.S. states...

As the mythology around Christopher Columbus has been corrected, many are pushing to replace Columbus Day with a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A cultural strategist and diversity expert, Lauren Wesley Wilson, joined LX News to discuss the importance of recognizing the oppressed rather than celebrating their oppressors.

Prescribed burning consists of intentionally setting parts of a forest on fire so that when a wildfire does strike, it has less “fuel” to grow. Kristen Shive, director of science at Save the Redwoods League, says that’s a practice that could help with relentless wildfire seasons exacerbated by climate change.

The Kansas City Chiefs will prohibit the wearing of Native American headdresses, face paint and clothing at Arrowhead Stadium and are discussing the future of the iconic tomahawk chop as they address what many consider racist imagery associated with their franchise

Attorney James Meggesto who specializes in Native American law speaks on matters of tribal sovereignty now that more than half of state of Oklahoma is considered tribal land following recent Supreme Court ruling.

Native Americans who have spent decades fighting for D.C.’s NFL team to change its name reacted to the team’s decision Monday to retire the name and logo. Natalie Proctor, a leader of the Piscataway tribe, said she still can’t believe it. “I cannot tell you how many times we’ve sat and cried,” she said. “I’m sorry; I’m getting emotional.”...

Washington’s football team announced it will retire the name that’s lasted for 87 years. The logo too. News4’s Cory Smith got reaction from fans who have been calling for the change for years.

Endurance athlete and Lakota woman Jordan Daniels breaks down the significance that the NFL team in Washington D.C finally agreed to change its name from a harmful slur.