As music, dances, the aroma of food filled the air and traditions practiced long before the U.S. existed unfolded.

Meanwhile, the Native American Rights Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union recently issued guidance to tribal leaders and communities recommending among other things that people know their ...

Critics say the “pretendians” take positions from Native Americans, betray their students and potentially commit research fraud. UC has launched a “fact-finding mission” into the issue.

BARBERTON, Ohio -- Why hasn’t the fuss over sport teams’ Native American mascots and names gone away, especially since “Chief Wahoo” and the “Indians” of Cleveland baseball and the ...

Indigenous sisters Jamilah and Justice Maldonado spoke out last year about how hurtful they found the portrayals of Native Americans within the Golden-based Westernaires, hoping the longtime horse ...

Just as with other now-recognized racist images such as Little Black Sambo or Frito Bandito, the use of Native American images and names in sports are offensive at best and racist at worse.

The survival rate is lower in communities of color, including Native Americans (American Indians and Alaska Natives). In some parts of the country, Native Americans die of lung cancer more than ...

Native American activist Leonard Peltier has left a Florida prison after nearly five decades behind bars, following a commutation from former United States President Joe Biden. On Tuesday morning ...

HAYWARD - Thousands of cross country skiers enjoyed a full 50 kilometer course and ideal conditions for the 51st annual American Birkebeiner, America's largest nordic ski competition. A total of ...

Among one of the oft-repeated stats from the report, cited at Thursday's conference, is that though American Indian and Alaska Native people account for around 1.6% of Utah's population ...