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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Cheyanne Mumphrey

At graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia

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When Kamryn Yanchick graduated, she hoped to decorate her cap with a beaded pattern in honor of her Indigenous heritage. Whether she could was up to her Oklahoma high school. Administrators told her no.

Yanchick settled for beaded earrings to represent her Native American identity at her 2018 graduation.

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