It’s graduation season. Thousands of North Carolina students are getting their diplomas this spring. And for some this year, their pomp and circumstance could come with more pride and recognition.

American Indian students in North Carolina public schools could wear items like feathers and plumes to their graduation ceremonies to signify their cultural heritage in legislation given final General ...

Updated March 7 with House vote approving the bill. North Carolina lawmakers could allow Native American students to wear culturally significant objects such as bird feathers and plumes during ...

Bemidji Middle School kicked off the month of November in observant fashion as it hosted a smattering of activities in honor of Native American Heritage Month on Saturday. Planned by Bemidji Area ...

When 18-year-old Andrew Mike prepared to graduate from Willamette High School this spring, he and his family were able to make the event even more special. His mother spent time decorating his ...

CEDAR CITY, Utah – She walked up a red carpet and crossed a stage to accept her diploma wearing an eagle feather beaded onto her cap that her mother had gifted her. Amryn Tom graduated this week from ...

Graduation should be a joyful occasion for high school seniors. But for some Indigenous students, this special time of year can be fraught with uncertainty or controversy over their ability to wear ...

Stepping into the dim lighting of the ballroom of the Student Union, students experienced a celebration of the festival of ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The University of Montana is hosting a week of events in celebration of American Indian Heritage Day on Friday. The holiday is recognized state-wide on the last Friday of September.