Women in Indigenous communities living near artisanal and small-scale gold mining operations in Peru and Nicaragua have high levels of mercury in their hair, a new analysis suggests. Researchers say ...

Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches. Events across the U.S. come four years after President Joe Biden ...

Peruvian authorities are backing a highway project that would cut through 5,400 hectares (more than 13,300 acres) of the largely preserved ancestral territory of the Shawi Nation. The road will ...

Forming sustainable research partnerships with Indigenous peoples requires trust and mutual benefit, say microbiome researchers in an opinion paper published in Trends in Microbiology. The paper ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — A South American trade bloc ruled Monday that Peru is failing to meet its commitments to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking, siding with Indigenous groups who say ...

The art of making captivating Peruvian textiles has traditionally been anonymous work. But at 75, Sara Flores is making a ...

The Bautistas once struggled to find the space to show their handwoven rugs. Now the opportunities feel as expansive as their art. Art of Craft The Bautistas once struggled to find the space to show ...

Actress Elaine Hendrix is known for several projects, like her roles in The Parent Trap and the show Dynasty. She was born in Oak Ridge and grew up in Morristown. Lawmakers ejected from Knesset after ...

AJ SISSON, NEWS EIGHT. ALL RIGHT, AJ THANK YOU. AN UPDATE NOW ON THIS YEAR’S DISINTERMENT PROGRAM AT THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL CEMETERY. THE CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO TRIBES IN OKLAHOMA SAYS IT WAS ABLE ...