A group focused on shedding more light on the troubled legacy of boarding schools where Indigenous children were stripped of their culture and language as part of assimilation efforts released a new ...

Trace Indigenous history this fall on sacred hiking trails across the U.S., from canyon dwellings to forest mounds and ...

President Biden became the first president to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day in 2021, and did so again this year. It falls on the same day as Columbus Day, which was established by ...

The Alzheimer’s Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have unveiled today the second edition of the Healthy Brain Initiative: Road Map for American Indian and Alaska ...

Two tribes are in federal court this week, trying to prove to a judge that North Dakota's legislative district map dilutes Native American voters' strength on their reservations. A trial began Monday ...

A map, now called racist by some, earned the support of Native American lawmakers, the praise of a tribal chairman, and resulted in the election of two Native American women to the Legislature. Former ...

Maps hold power. For millennia, the borders and place names represented on world maps signify who claims or possesses control of a geographic region. Through colonization, violent conquest or ...

A trial has been set in a federal lawsuit brought by two Native American tribes that allege North Dakota’s new legislative map dilutes tribal members’ voting strength. The bench trial is scheduled for ...

FARGO — North Dakota lawmakers should not get more time to redraw a legislative district map after a federal judge ruled the previous redistricting efforts diluted the Native American vote, a federal ...

The Shawnee chief devoted his life to protecting ancestral lands. In death, he morphed into a legendary figure for Indigenous people and settlers alike. Shawnee chief Tecumseh and American governor of ...

Native American Heritage Day recognizes the history, culture and traditions of Indigenous peoples in the U.S. Here's a look at what to know.