Two descendants of Black people once enslaved by a Native American tribe are asking a federal court in Oklahoma to force ...

Marissa Russo is a former STAT intern supported by the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States live nearly four years less than ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of a collaboration on chronic absenteeism among Native American students between The Associated Press and ICT, a news outlet that covers Indigenous issues. WATONGA, ...

Muir traveled to the Grand Canyon and Redwood National and State Parks.

Native American tribes are marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass, where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer was defeated and killed.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is on the verge of full federal recognition after the Senate on Dec. 17 approved a $900 billion defense policy bill, titled the National Defense Authorization Act.

It's a complex history of displacement and forced assimilation as well as one of self-determination and, strangely enough, patriotism.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S.

There are many misconceptions about tax payment rules for Native Americans. The relationship between Native American tribes, tribal sovereignty and taxation is quite complex. On one hand, the unique ...

Long before Alabama became a state, it was home to thriving Native American nations whose descendants still live here today. But how many tribes are officially recognized in Alabama now? In the U.S., ...

The Chinook, a handful of other Northwest tribes and perhaps as many as 400 Native groups across the country remain outside the federal recognition system.

WATONGA, Okla. (AP) — As the Watonga school system's Indian education director, Hollie Youngbear works to help Native American students succeed — a job that begins with getting them to school. She ...