In 1937, Phoenix was a small city isolated in the middle of the Arizona desert with a population of less than 50,000 people who, like the rest of the nation, were struggling to recover from the Great ...

More school districts will consider dropping Native American-themed mascots in response to directives by leaders in two states—Kansas and New York. Such mascot changes follow decades of nationwide ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Education Department put out a directive to all school districts across the state to not use Native American symbols or mascots are part of their school name, mascots ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — For months, a new state law has been in effect that bans public schools from using certain Native American mascots on school grounds. Just weeks ahead of the law's Dec. 31 deadline, ...

In mid-June, the Trump administration reignited the debate over Native American mascots when it announced an investigation into New York State’s mascot ban. Since a 2023 decision by the state’s Board ...

A Native prayer -- Introduction -- A spiritual understanding about nature -- How I learned nature's language -- Nature's symbols -- How to develop symbolic and sppiritual thinking -- Stories for ...

For generations, school mascots have carried more than just school pride, they have carried symbols, stories, and sometimes, the weight of cultures not their own. In suburban New York, one district’s ...

A collaboration between Nike and a Navajo designer led to the Phoenix Suns' newest city uniform — an homage to the diverse Native cultures in Arizona. Each year, the NBA team works with Nike to create ...