Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people throughout the Americas. Some found Francis to be a reconciling figure, others a ...

Depending upon the narrative, American Indians were either noble creatures who were victims of a genocide by rapacious ...

Asked to list stereotypes they had heard about themselves or other Native Americans, more than 200 middle school-age citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized nation ...

For advocates, dehumanization of indigenous people is at the root of the issue. More than a decade ago, Sundance, a member of the Muscogee tribe, led a successful effort to change the mascot of a high ...

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WASHINGTON ‒ Native American groups fought for years to get this city's National Football League team to change its name. Now, President Donald Trump wants to change it back to a moniker many Native ...

Window Rock, Ariz. — Navajo Nation leaders took turns talking with the U.S. government's top health official as they hiked along a sandstone ridge overlooking their rural, high-desert town before the ...

The vibrations of drums beating and the echoes of the traditional Native American singing rang across Wilkinson Hall as the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center hosted its 12th Powwow on ...

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Joseph Suina suffered from PTSD for decades. With aid from a newer health care program, he's living a new life.