A Native American student was told she couldn't walk at graduation due to her bead-decorated cap, which her father spent a week hand-threading. The beads, an important aspect of her heritage, ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. — While hundreds of Valley Vista High School seniors walked across the stage for graduation Thursday, one student wasn't even allowed inside the venue. LaRissa Waln showed up to her ...

“How disrespectful that was, in terms of those of us, and how we as native people look at an eagle plum. You know and what it represents,” said Senator Benny Shendo, (D- Jemez Pueblo). It’s a video ...

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — KOAT spoke with White Bull’s mother, Brenda White Bull, in a full interview on Thursday, May 16. According to White Bull, 17-year-old Genesis White Bull’s cap was ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (WFLA/KNXV) – One Arizona high school student is standing up for her Native American heritage. She decorated her graduation cap with beads that are important to her heritage. However, ...

Every few years, it seems, a student is banned from participating in a school’s graduation ceremony – usually for something that would have made the ceremony more special, had it been allowed. Schools ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. ADA, Okla. (KFOR) – They are more than just ...

The Arizona arm of the American Civil Liberties Union says a Phoenix-area high school senior should be able to wear beads and feathers on her graduation cap and gown based on the state's religious ...