Wolf Pawochawog-Mequinosh filed a federal lawsuit last year alleging his religious rights were violated by the state ...

The full-feathered headdress worn by North American Natives is one of the most recognized of all indigenous peoples' regalia.

Massapequa was among four school districts on Long Island that filed a federal suit challenging the ban, arguing their choice ...

The prison was also ordered to update its procedures so that all inmates have access to the religious items specific to their faith practices, according to court documents.

Wolf Pawochawog-Mequinosh sued the department in 2024 over the refusal to allow him to wear an Apache headband.

But as the Chickasaw Nation member grew up and learned about his Indigenous roots, he came to see the school’s mascot — a stereotypical Native American man wearing a headdress — as problematic.