Oneida beadwork artist Mariah Tyakohelahthè Diaz celebrates her Native American identity through her business, Ostalókwa by Mariah.

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, ...

Riverside Beading Club members Allison Grosskop and Emily McClure work on a cap as teachers gather after class to make beaded mortar boards for native students to wear for graduation.

GRAND FORKS – The Grand Forks Public Schools Native American Parent Committee voted Tuesday to formally ask district administration to consider allowing Indigenous students to wear traditional ...

FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – Outrage is brewing on social media after a Farmington High School graduate was told to remove her cap adorned with Native American beading and a feather. Video surfaced ...

FARMINGTON, N.M. — Farmington High School graduate Genesis White Bull had to take off her beaded and feathered cap and wear a plain one for her graduation ceremony. Video of the incident is going ...

During graduation season many, jokingly or grudgingly, recite the Robert Orben quote: "A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical ...