When Kamryn Yanchick graduated, she hoped to decorate her cap with a beaded pattern in honor of her Native American heritage. Whether she could was up to her Oklahoma high school. Administrators told ...

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Native American Tribal sovereignty and the budding cannabis industry have intersected in a unique way, giving rise to an evolving landscape. Exercising their inherent rights to self-governance, many ...

Most Native American high school students do not attend or graduate from college. As a tribal member of Spirit Lake Nation in North Dakota and the former president of Cankdeska Cikana Community ...

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