A recent decision by the U.S. Treasury Department is a major win for tribes when it comes to economic development.

Native American storyteller Perry Ground, a Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation, starts his "rethinking" of Thanksgiving with a quiz. Ground, who has been telling stories for 25 years in an effort to increase cultural understanding around Native ...

Despite overcoming adversity, there are Native American professionals who have excelled in corporate professions. But there are very few Native people who are in the public eye for thriving in corporate America. Think about it. Have you ever read about a ...

The winter holidays and especially Christmas have different meanings to tribes and Native individuals across Indian Country as they commune with friends and family Dennis Zotigh Beckham Barehand (Dine' and Cold Springs Rancheria Mono) dances in Ballet ...

SACRAMENTO – The year 2024 marks 100 years since Native Americans were officially recognized by the federal government as United States citizens, which technically meant the rights and privileges of citizens, like the right to vote, were afforded to ...

Native American children have attended at least 523 Indigenous boarding schools since the 19th century, including hundreds that were run by the federal government to assimilate children into White society, a non-profit group says. The National Native ...

ARLINGTON, VA (June 26, 2023) – NATIVE AMERICA returns this October to PBS with four new hour-long episodes that present a groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Native America. Building on the first season’s success, Season 2 of the Native-directed ...

For many, this coexistence of American patriotism and Indigenous pride may seem contradictory Naomi Skiles Members of the Native American Women Warriors, the nation’s first all-women Native American color guard, stand in a row wearing jingle dresses ...

Native people inhabited the land that would become the United States long before the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But it wasn’t until 1924, when Congress passed the Indian Citizenship Act, that all Native Americans were granted sweeping access to ...

It’s not hard to find a blanket or throw pillow at a major retailer that echoes the style of Native art. However, that doesn’t mean the product has any connection to a Native American artist. “For the past 20 years or so, Native-inspired products are ...

People often look to indigenous traditions for spiritual guidance, and these 25 Native American animals and their meanings will offer you just that.