Historic Native American trails tend to bind together, like a string of freshwater pearls, historic "persistent places" in the Americas. Many of these places were once inhabited by Native ...

A long-held theory about the earliest migration to the Americas is under fresh scientific fire. For years, many believed that the First Peoples came from Japan, tracing their ancestry to the Jomon, a ...

Your tortilla, kayak, and even popcorn all trace back to Native brilliance. These inventions are older than you think. Which ...

Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the covid-19 public health emergency ended ...

'The Indian Card' reveals the complexities of claiming Native identity Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz explains systematic challenges Native Americans face.

After more than a century, Native American children buried at a Pennsylvania boarding school will be returned to their ...

A suburban New York school district has agreed to change its “Thunderbirds” nickname to simply the “T-Birds” in order to ...

A T-shirt worn by Beyoncé during a Juneteenth performance on her “Cowboy Carter” tour has sparked a discussion over how Americans frame their history and caused a wave of criticism for the ...

Supporters of Native mascots at schools say they are well-intended and don't cause harm. But several independent studies detail the adverse effects on Native Americans, particularly young people.

For Native Americans, the fight against mascots is much bigger than sports For advocates, dehumanization of indigenous people is at the root of the issue.