New York school violated civil rights law by changing name from ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds,’ US says

Federal education officials say a New York school district is “erasing its Native American heritage” and violating civil ...

Long Island school to keep Native American-themed mascot another year as fight against state ban continues

A Long Island school district will be able to hold onto its “Warriors” name an extra year — as it continues to fight a state ...
The New York Times

Seneca Soldier and Statesman Can Finally Add Lawyer to His Legacy

Ely Samuel Parker, a Native American who served as an aide to Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was kept from practicing law during his lifetime. Mark Montour, the first Native American to serve ...
New York Post

LI Native American tribe claims part of Sunrise Highway was illegally built on sovereign land — wants money

A Long Island Native American tribe claims that part of Sunrise Highway was illegally built on its sovereign land, and it is now demanding compensation over it. The Shinnecock Indian Nation is arguing ...

Cashman introduces bill to establish Office of Native American Affairs

Area state legislators want to raise the profile of Native American relations in state government. Assemblymember Michael Cashman (D-Plattsburgh), on Jan. 26, introduced legislation to establish a ...
Washington Examiner

New York school violated law with Native American mascot change, Education Department says

A public school district in New York has been found in violation of a federal civil rights law for changing its traditional Native American mascot to comply with state law, the Department of Education ...
WHYY

How Native Americans came to Philadelphia in 1776 to navigate the American Revolution and almost won statehood

The Revolutionary War was about many things — self-governance being at the core — but a major driver was access to land. The British restricted colonists’ migration westward across the Appalachian ...