California has an opportunity to lead by ensuring its public school systems recognize and support the rights of Native Americans to use, practice, maintain, and revitalize their languages, as ...

As you walk through the halls of Navajo Preparatory School, you will see students from across Diné Bikeyyah— the Navajo Nation — often wearing a tsiiyééł, a traditional Diné hair bun, Nike sneakers, ...

JEMEZ PUEBLO — From the 1800s to the 1960s, generations of Native American students suffered abuses in boarding schools run by the U.S. government that were designed to stamp out their cultural and ...

The University Insider is The Daily’s first faculty and staff-oriented newsletter. This weekly newsletter will give U-M faculty and staff the ability to see the most important issues on campus and in ...

Dr. Brittany Hunt grew up in Robeson County, North Carolina, where there's a large Indigenous population. But when she got to college, she was just one of a few Native students on campus. That’s when ...

If you’re asked, “Name a woman” — who do you think of? Some people may say their mom, sister, friend or mentor. Others may say Marie Curie, Nichelle Nichols, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Catherine ...

The Declaration of Independence includes a searing attach on Native people, but the founders still drew on Indigenous ...

The number of Native Americans enrolling in college has declined by 40% in the last decade and a half. The disparities are ...

Indigenous and Native American Heritage Month reminds us of the importance of reading Native American children’s books to learn and celebrate the culture, contributions, history, and traditions of ...

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