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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– For more than a month, tensions have grown at Kickapoo High School regarding its mascot, which is a Native American chief. It’s a situation that current students, alumni and even the ...

There will be no teepee tent on the football field when the Kickapoo High School Chiefs play their first 2021 home game Friday. No student spirit leader will wear a headdress or carry a large spear.

Editor’s note: This is the latest story in a continuing series by Gaylord News profiling Native American tribes in Oklahoma. Through numerous accounts, one thread of Kickapoo history remains: forced ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Springfield’s largest high school is keeping its “Chiefs” mascot name but making several other changes as a result of concerns raised about its use of Native American symbols.

A petition started Thursday to save the name and mascot of Springfield's Kickapoo High School quickly gained momentum. There were more than 2,800 signatures in the first 24 hours. It topped 4,000 by ...

On the first Sunday of every month, a parking lot in the heart of Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood transforms into a vibrant marketplace featuring Indigenous artists, performers and chefs. Since its ...

As a little girl growing up in the Bay Area, Crystal Wahpepah always wondered why there were no Native American restaurants around to enjoy her favorite corn and turkey soup, or other dishes common to ...

Considering it sits in the Great Lakes region, Indianapolis' premier museum of Native American art has lacked creative work from the nations who have lived here. Now, that's changed. In July, the ...

Kickapoo Nation School in Powhattan is one of the few Native American schools in the region and one of more than a few across the nation. According to 2010 U.S. Census Bureau statistics, there were 49 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– For more than a month, ...