Shawna Yazzie, a UC Davis doctoral student in Native American studies, photographed at a ceremony in Arizona where she learned Native weaving. In a Western world that suppresses Indigenous culture, ...
LANSING — A proposed bill would amend Michigan's school code to "strongly encourage" lessons on Native American boarding schools in Michigan classrooms. State Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Traverse City, on ...
TACOMA, Wash. — From a back porch in Tacoma, traditional Native chants blend with the sound of an acoustic guitar. Musician Gene Tagaban is on a lifelong mission to answer one question. “Who the heck ...
Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, February 25, 2022. (Tristan Wheelock / Bloomberg via Getty Images) When ...
Overview of the Book -- Where Do We Stand? -- 1 Choice and Self-Determination: Central Lessons from American Indian Education -- Schools as ʺCivilizingʺ and Homogenizing Institutions -- Safety Zone ...
When the debate over teaching race-related concepts in public schools reached Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart’s home state of South Dakota, she decided she couldn’t in good conscience send her youngest ...
Students and teachers at the Oceti Sakowin Community Academy during the school’s opening day. Credit: Courtesy of Mary Bowman The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...