For more than 10,000 years before Europeans arrived, the Northeast was home to many tribes with organized leadership and ...

A Native American boarding school established by Moravian missionaries in North Georgia in the early 19th century reveals a complicated and compelling history.

Asked to list stereotypes they had heard about themselves or other Native Americans, more than 200 middle school-age citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized nation ...

For advocates, dehumanization of indigenous people is at the root of the issue. More than a decade ago, Sundance, a member of the Muscogee tribe, led a successful effort to change the mascot of a high ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." November is Native American Heritage Month, an opportunity to celebrate the proud culture and history of ...

Water is life, especially in the desert. The Indigenous people of the area today known as Southern Nevada know this. The Las Vegas Wash, for example, was once an important trading ground for the ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Native American groups fought for years to get this city's National Football League team to change its name. Now, President Donald Trump wants to change it back to a moniker many Native ...

Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency ended in 2023 and states resumed checking whether people were eligible for the ...