Allie Redhorse Young, founder of Protect the Sacred, is leading an initiative to help Native American youth vote in the 2024 election. Author Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz dives into the challenges of ...

But what exactly is Native American Heritage Month? What does it represent and when did it start? The month is a way to honor the substantial ways the Native American people in the United States ...

Across the country, Native American tribes are struggling to reclaim what was stolen from them over centuries: the remains of their ancestors and personal sacred items, now held in museums ...

Amid the holiday season, Native American Heritage Month will come to a close with Native American Heritage Day on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. "Indigenous peoples have persisted and ...

If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. For nearly a century, since the era of silent film, Native American movies made in Hollywood has provided the primary avenue for ...

November marks Native American Heritage Month, a time in which we can honor and celebrate the tremendous contributions of America’s indigenous people. “Native American Heritage month is a ...

Each year during Native American Heritage Month in November, school classrooms around the country focus on Indigenous history. For educators in Illinois, this fall marks the first school year with ...

NEW YORK -- Ray Halbritter, representative for the Oneida Indian Nation of New York, has to travel over 200 miles to visit one of his ancestors, who is held deep in the collections of the American ...

Wilbur, who is Native American, listened. She embarked on a yearslong project photographing members of every federally recognized Native tribe in North America. In 2023, she published her ...

There is a common tale that American students hear about the first Thanksgiving celebration: a group of friendly Native Americans welcomed the Pilgrims to the continent, taught them how to live, and ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — A recent study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in Native American turnout, particularly for ...

The cases are very different, but they all involve Native Americans and domestic abuse—a subject rarely spoken of openly in Native communities. Yet, domestic violence is one of the factors ...