US Focuses Efforts , on Restoring Bison Herds , on Tribal Lands. The United States Interior Department has announced that it will work to rest…
The Pow Wow is a traditional gathering of American Indians in which tribes reconnect and catch up once a year. Visitors embraced relatives and…
Federal penalties have increased under a newly signed law intended to protect the cultural patrimony of Native American tribes, immediately making some crimes a felony and doubling the prison time for anyone convicted of multiple offenses.
A boy from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians has inspired his community to try to boost organ donor numbers. Greyson Parisien's journey to correct an irregular heart led the tribe to add the option of organ donation to tribal IDs. And the tribe hopes it will inspire others.
Native species such as swift foxes and black-footed ferrets were wiped out from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation by poisoning campaigns, disease and the loss of prairie where nomadic tribes once roamed. Now students from the tribal college are helping reintroduce the small predators to the northern Montana reservation with guidance from elders and outside wildlife groups.
FORT BELKNAP AGENCY, Mont. — Native species such as swift foxes and black-footed ferrets disappeared from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation …
Decades ago, the National Park Service forced the Havasupai tribe from an area once known as Ha’a Gyoh, officials said.
Ross intends to talk about Wichita and Waco culture, family life, songs, humor and, more recently, the tribe's initiatives in economic development.
Asa Peters marched into a thicket of Japanese knotweed in the woods of coastal Massachusetts this month and began steadily hacking the towerin…
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais takes note of the heart-wrenching dates that remind Wampanoag families that they're still in the midst of the opioid drug crisis — birthdays of loved ones lost, anniversaries of their passing. Then she reaches out with a phone call to the grieving.
Dolly Parton and A Tribe Called Quest don't have much in common aside from a propensity for making great music. But now, the beloved country s…
The movie “Don’t Look Up,” released last month on Netflix, has become the talk on social media according to Buzz Feed. Starring Leonardo DiCap…
Bear management in Indian Country looks very different from the mainstream public lands approach. For one thing, there’s a strong spiritual component.
As the New Year dawns, we focus on looking forward. The past is written, and, although it will continue to be reinterpreted in our minds by se…
The ball drops in Times Square, fireworks light the night sky in large cities and small, the Rose Parade makes its way through the streets of …
I grew up near Waco, and have fond childhood memories of family picnics at Cameron Park. I was 10 years old when I first visited Lovers Leap, …
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the annual convention of the National Congress of American Indians Tuesday, underscoring the Biden admi…
Waco Chief Acahquash is among 11 larger-than-life bronze statues featured in a new public art installation that remembers the history of a broken treaty signed by Sam Houston in 1843.
A recently relocated Waco resident and descendent of the Waco people will represent his tribe this weekend during the dedication of “Peace Cir…
A famous story from Texas history is supplementing the local ones contained in the History of West Museum as it’s hosting a touring exhibit on…
Winner of numerous 2020 literary honors, this novel is inspired by the author’s grandfather, who fought hard to help save his Chippewa tribe from government termination. “High drama, low comedy, ghost stories, mystical visions, family and tribal lore — wed to a surprising outbreak of enthusiasm for boxing matches,” wrote New York Times reviewer Luis Alberto Urrea. “We are grateful to be allowed into this world.”
The greatest love stories don’t always involve passionate romance, but rather, unwavering trust.
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President Trump's border wall construction has allegedly blasted sacred Native American burial sites
As the construction at the southern border continues, the Trump administration is being accused by lawmakers of destroying Native American bur…