Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Earlier this month, the Illinois House passed legislation — House Bill 1237 — that would phase out the use of Native American-based mascots and logos in our state ...

NISQUALLY INDIAN COMMUNITY, Wash. — Hundreds of people from various Native American tribes gathered at the Nisqually Reservation on Tuesday in observance of Missing and Murdered Indigenous ...

SAN DIEGO — A new Native American-owned business, Native Star, has opened its doors in the historic Yuma Building in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. Ruth-Ann Thorn, a member of the Rincon Tribe of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — On the first day of American Indian Month in Minnesota—a time usually dedicated to honoring and celebrating Native American history, culture, and contributions—grief lingers in ...

An effort backed by the U.S. bishops to protect a centuries-old Native American religious site from destruction scored a win in federal court on Friday when a district judge blocked the sale of ...

But as the Chickasaw Nation member grew up and learned about his Indigenous roots, he came to see the school’s mascot — a stereotypical Native American man wearing a headdress — as problematic.

For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month, Dennis Zotigh, a cultural specialist at the National Museum of the American Indian, invited Native friends to tell us how their ...

A Long Island town that refuses to take down its school district's controversial Native American mascot has been backed by President Donald Trump. The town of Massapequa in Nassau County has ...

In the 19th century it was home to Native Americans who had inhabited it for thousands of years. Spanish colonizers dubbed them the Nicoleño. Details of the Lone Woman’s life, historians and ...

His team had previously worked with Native American groups to study ancient human remains, but this was the first time a tribe had sought out his help. “It wasn’t an easy decision,” Picuris ...

SEQUIM — W. Ron Allen, chair of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, will be inducted into the National Native American Hall of Fame, the organization announced. Allen and five other inductees will be ...