https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/native-americans/RSS feed for Native AmericansenFri, 18 Sep 2026 18:44:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-herd-of-40-life-size-bison-puppets-will-stampede-through-new-york-this-weekend-to-honor-indigenous-history-and-resilience-180989525/The massive bovines, each maneuvered by three puppeteers, will roam through Lower Manhattan and BrooklynFri, 18 Sep 2026 18:44:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-herd-of-40-life-size-bison-puppets-will-stampede-through-new-york-this-weekend-to-honor-indigenous-history-and-resilience-180989525/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-new-app-created-in-collaboration-with-the-rainy-lake-ojibwe-community-aims-to-preserve-indigenous-language-and-knowledge-180989317/Users can browse traditional stories, learn more about notable landmarks and discover family connectionsTue, 11 Aug 2026 19:00:41 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-new-app-created-in-collaboration-with-the-rainy-lake-ojibwe-community-aims-to-preserve-indigenous-language-and-knowledge-180989317/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-1863-massacre-was-the-deadliest-slaughter-of-native-americans-in-us-history-now-the-shoshone-are-restoring-the-site-of-the-attack-180989200/Amid mounting tensions between white settlers and the Shoshone, Union soldiers killed an estimated 250 to 500 Shoshone. Today, the Indigenous nation is working to bring "nature back into balance"Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-1863-massacre-was-the-deadliest-slaughter-of-native-americans-in-us-history-now-the-shoshone-are-restoring-the-site-of-the-attack-180989200/