Native American

The Harvard Crimson reported the university may be holding thousands of Native American remains. CAI's Kathryn Eident talked with reporter Craig LeMoult for details and reaction from the Aquinnah and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribes.

The logo depicts a Native American man’s head in profile. After years of community debate about Native American mascots — and supporters taking the position that Dartmouth’s logo is not a mascot at all — the Dartmouth School Committee voted Monday to affirm that the schools will continue to use it.

The School Committee chair has argued for change, but voters supported the name and logo of the "Indians" in a nonbinding referendum.

The Dartmouth School Committee, which meets later this month, has the authority to make a binding decision.

Dartmouth High School athletic teams use the name “Indians” and a logo that depicts a Native American man’s head in profile.

The brig, called Industry, was hunting for sperm whales when it went down in a storm in 1836. It’s a unique find — in part because of the multiracial crew, said Monica Allen, director of public affairs for NOAA Research, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has affirmed the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s right to reservation land taken into trust six years ago.

The Barnstable school district plans to launch a survey next week to gauge student opinion about choices for a new mascot.School Committee member Barbara…

Enter the New Bedford Art Museum and almost immediately you may hear voices from a recorded conversation on art from the Narragansett Tribe, based in…

The Barnstable School Committee on Wednesday decided to move forward with replacing both the name and image of the high school mascot, the Red Raider.The…