The bill would codify in state law, that Native American students in public schools can wear tribal regalia at graduation ceremonies or public school events. Story continues below “How ...

His bill would make it explicitly legal for Native American students to wear regalia at school graduation ceremonies or events. A specific protection, he says, is needed after the Farmington incident.

“There’s roughly 41,905 Native American students in public schools in New Mexico so this would offer that opportunity for our students to be able to wear their regalia to their graduation ...

Tacoma Public Schools stands accused of discrimination after an Indigenous student was prohibited from wearing tribal regalia at her ... the denial of their Native American identity by a school ...