As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, we’ll see a familiar emblem everywhere — the bald eagle, wings outstretched, symbol of freedom and strength.

Multiple spots in northeast Indiana are shining a light on the animal and its history and importance to Indiana.

With Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 13, we look at the herds of bison many tribes relied on that were nearly wiped out.

Among the new releases are stamps spotlighting Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee and Phillis Wheatley, plus nods to historic U.S.

The plains bison (or buffalo) is America's National Mammal. When you think of this majestic species, several associations may come to mind: their long history with Native people and the animal's near ...

For years, meals at the summer sun dance ceremonies on the Eastern Shoshone tribe’s lands in Wyoming were missing something that was once a staple of the sacred rituals. There was no presence of ...

ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Zoo is bringing back a beloved animal after more than 14 years. According to the zoo, two American bison will soon call the zoo home. The Abilene Zoo housed bison for ...

As recounted during Ken Burns’s two-night, four-hour “The American Buffalo,” an Irish peer named Sir St. George Gore embarked on a hunting trip to the American West in the mid-1850s, bringing along 50 ...