“How disrespectful that was, in terms of those of us, and how we as native people look at an eagle plum. You know and what it represents,” said Senator Benny Shendo, (D- Jemez Pueblo). It’s a video ...
A new bill would stop schools from requiring pre-approval for cultural regalia. Assembly Bill 1369 would end school district requirements for pre-approval to wear cultural or tribal regalia at ...
With the help of the Native American Rights Fund, the ACLU of Mississippi, and the ACLU, Zuri Wilson was able to wear an eagle feather and receive a star quilt at graduation. Earlier this year, ...
To wear tribal regalia is to reclaim Indigenous identity and honor ancestors who could not do the same. It’s graduation season, and students are getting ready to put on their caps and gowns to ...
(WXMI) — A cap and gown are the traditional garb on Graduation Day, and sometimes these outfits are accessorized. Think special cords, honor stoles, and even a decorated cap. Now in Michigan, a new ...
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A high schooler in Las Vegas said that some seniors were initially denied wearing cultural regalia at graduation, but the district has now approved them. The ACLU of ...
Eight years ago, California passed a law requiring high schools to allow students to wear eagle feathers, abalone necklaces and other regalia at graduations. But so many schools — more than half, by ...
The mother of an Eldorado High School senior this week claimed that her daughter was wrongfully denied the ability to wear cultural regalia at her upcoming graduation ceremony. However, the decision ...