High school graduation is usually a joyous, celebratory moment for students and their families. Yet, for some Indigenous students, it has become a time of stress over what students are allowed to wear at graduation ceremonies. Students, like Jennie Rocha from Clovis, were told they could not wear Indigenous regalia customized by their tribal family […]
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Navajo leaders outraged after a Lakota student’s tribal regalia was removed at graduation
A school official at Farmington High School speaks with graduate Genesis White Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, before taking away her personalized graduation cap and replacing it with a generic one. White Bull had adorned her cap with beads and an eagle feather, culturally significant tribal regalia. (Screenshot via Facebook) […]
Dazzling regalia displays hold meaning beyond fashion
Apr. 27—ALBUQUERQUE — You can’t just choose to dress like Kelly Grant. The 60-year-old resident of Ramah in Western New Mexico — an Omaha Tribe member originally from Macy, Neb. — said regalia like his has to be earned. “You have to pay for your way,” Grant said Friday as he watched the Grand Entry […]