History class made it seem like Native Americans belonged to the past. But reality is different. Communities thrive, cultures evolve, and their influence is everywhere, often hidden behind simplified ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Department of Education said Native Hawaiian, American Indian and Alaska Native history will not be categorized as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new law took effect on Jan. 1, 2025(photo/Canva Pro). California enacted Assembly Bill 1821 (AB 1821) last week, mandating the ...

More than a story, more than one history, Oklahoma's role in the chronicles of America cannot be understood without the ...

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, ...

The University of Dayton Libraries celebrates Native American Heritage Month in November to honor Indigenous peoples in the United States, including Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians ...

November marks Native American Heritage Month — a time not just for remembrance but for recognition. It’s a time to celebrate who we are today: sovereign nations, community leaders, innovators and ...

Janee’ Kassanavoid is believed to be the first Native American woman to win a world track and field championships medal, taking hammer throw bronze in Eugene, Oregon, in July. A member of the Comanche ...

From the Paleolithic era to the present, the resurgence of Native cultural pride has re-emerged though ancient tattooing practices ...

Each fall, when the oak trees turn color in the foothills above Highland, I think about my grandparents, my parents James and Rowena Ramos, and the generations who lived and prayed on this land long ...

While many people focus on shopping deals the day after Thanksgiving, Native leaders hoped Americans also used the day to honor the country's first peoples. The Friday after Thanksgiving is not only ...

Every year, Tamara St. John, an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation of South Dakota and House-Chair of the State-Tribal Relations Committee in the South ...