The button blanket that 11-year-old Leah Nelson will wear at Celebration this year is a symbol of firsts and lasts: the first time she’s ever danced ...

“When (Ray) accepted her diploma that day, she was not permitted to wear the button blanket, but other students were wearing their own culturally significant grass skirts, leis, sashes, and ...

A teary-eyed administration official solemnly draped a tribal blanket over President Biden on Monday before he announced plans to “revive” Native American languages and designate a ...

A Native student was not allowed to don a sacred button blanket while graduating in June and told, if she did, she couldn’t walk, according to a lawsuit.

The day was supposed to be even more special: she would get to honor her Native heritage, by wearing what's called a button blanket.

Ray should have been allowed to graduate in her button blanket under state law. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the Right to Tribal Regalia Act in March 2020.

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A Tacoma Native student couldn’t wear a sacred tribal blanket to graduate. Now she’s suing Shea Johnson December 24, 2024 at 8:00 AM ...

A Native student was not allowed to don a sacred button blanket while graduating in June and told, if she did, she couldn’t walk, according to a lawsuit.