Native American youth make up 15% of the total child population in New Mexico, and they often face more challenges around ...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) -- A group of Native American teenagers held a panel discussion on mental health issues affecting teenagers as a part of Native American Heritage Month. The discussion ...

Native youth in Sacramento use powwow dances like jingle as cultural healing tools. Traditional practices address trauma and mental illness amid limited Native therapists. Culturally rooted events ...

When Jazmyn Taitingfong was a juvenile public defender, she saw firsthand how certain kids were criminalized for just being kids. She remembers one child who was accused of damaging property while ...

The California State Assembly approved two bills authored by James C. Ramos on Thursday, advancing legislation aimed at improving crisis treatment options for foster youth and supporting the ...

Brandon Burrows looked down the shaft of an arrow at a wild boar. But the 10-year-old wasn't after live prey. Instead, he and dozens of other kids at Elk Creek Elementary School on Wednesday took aim ...

For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids. The state’s courts and Washington Department of ...

WASHINGTON - New data highlights alarming disparities in the incarceration rates of Native American children in Washington. According to the Associated Press, information from the nonprofit Sentencing ...

As chronic absences have steadily decreased in California schools, the rate among Native American students remains consistently higher. Persistent high chronic absence rates have resulted in schools ...

(Dan DeLong/InvestigateWest) For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids. The state’s courts and ...