American students are often first taught about Native Americans through the frame of European settlers, that native people were simply here when they arrived. But UNC-Chapel Hill history professor ...

Ryan Dial, American Indian Health Program Manager, attends an event hosted by the Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio from Bolton, NC to provide educational resources about cancer in Native American ...

In mid-June, the Trump administration reignited the debate over Native American mascots when it announced an investigation into New York State’s mascot ban. Since a 2023 decision by the state’s Board ...

When River Kerstetter was asked about three years ago to help curate an exhibit at the Newberry Library about Native Americans and pop culture called “Native Pop!,” she said getting involved with the ...

Jamie Stuck, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi elder and member of the Native American Affairs Council as well as Tribal Legislative Liaison for the State of Michigan, Shabanaa Bush, president of ...

It’s a sunny spring morning as Nakai Clearwater Northup stands amid white pine trees, near a river, surveying the land. Looking at his Narragansett homelands in southern Rhode Island, he says hunting ...

It’s estimated that around 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a number that’s expected to double by 2060. But researchers have found that some of the highest rates of cognitive impairment ...

As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the Oneida Community Health Center near Green Bay, Wisconsin, are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communities across Michigan are gathering to celebrate the state's Indigenous roots this month as November marks Native American ...

Renewable resources could help reservations struggling with power problems. It is a jump from doing office paperwork to building solar power systems, but that is the leap Lorraine Nez is taking to ...