Hello! I cover the Northtowns for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] SALAMANCA, NY (WKBW) — The New York State Education Department (NYSED) wants school ...

Your pet's name should be a meaningful one, and many traditional Native American names are rich with evocative meaning, ...

ANNAWAN, Ill. (KWQC) - A new Illinois bill was introduced this month that would prohibit the use of Native American names, mascots and logs in all public K-12 schools. “Their pervasive presence in ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Native American groups fought for years to get this city's National Football League team to change its name. Now, President Donald Trump wants to change it back to a moniker many Native ...

BARBERTON, Ohio -- Why hasn’t the fuss over sport teams’ Native American mascots and names gone away, especially since “Chief Wahoo” and the “Indians” of Cleveland baseball and the “Redskins” of ...

President Donald Trump’s social media posts calling for the NFL’s Washington Commanders and Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old names has revived the conversation about ...

Illinois State Rep. Kevin Schmidt, Rep. Amy Elik, Rep. David Freiss and State Sen. Erica Harriss join a protest against the proposed ban on Native American mascots in Illinois. Joshua Carter ...

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