native americans

Language is an essential part of preserving the ancient ties to heritage and culture. And with the native language of the Ojibwe people starting to fade,…

Thousands of Michiganders fought for the Union during the American Civil War, but one group of soldiers in particular stood out: Company K of the First…

The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on the planet. But their future is uncertain.Every year, a Native American group called the…

Attorney General Bill Schuette says the Michigan schools superintendent can't withhold state aid from school districts with American Indian mascots or…

The use of Native American logos and images for school mascots is once again in the spotlight.On Thursday the Michigan Attorney General weighed in on…

Many schools in Michigan have grappled with whether they should dump Native American mascots and nicknames.Plenty of things can stand in the way: history,…

They’re known as the Mother Earth Water Walkers: Two Anishinaabe grandmothers and a group of Anishinaabe women and men, walking the perimeter of the Great…

In a late night vote, the Paw Paw School Board voted to keep the Redskin name and image as its mascot.Supporters for keeping the mascot say the name is…

We could be on the cusp of learning a lot more about the native cultures that inhabited Michigan before European settlement.Meghan Howey is a researcher…

Changes are coming to a tribal agreement with the state and Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi that would help schools change their mascots. The…