American Indian History
Tillie Black Bear Was the Grandmother of the Anti-Domestic Violence Movement
The Lakota advocate helped thousands of domestic abuse survivors, Native and non-Native alike
The First Fossil Finders in North America Were Enslaved and Indigenous People
Decades before paleontology’s formal establishment, Black and Native Americans discovered—and correctly identified—millennia-old fossils
How Much Warning Would We Have of an Earth-Shattering Comet? And More Questions From Our Readers
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America's Waterways: The Past, Present and Future
This Native American Tribe Is Taking Back Its Water
With a new state-of-the-art irrigation project, Arizona’s Pima Indians are transforming their land into what it once was: the granary of the Southwest
How Would Crazy Horse See His Legacy?
Perhaps no Native American is more admired for military acumen than the Lakota leader. But is that how he wanted to be remembered?
Jamestown, North America's First Permanent English Colony, Could Soon Be Underwater
Flooding risk has landed the site on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of most endangered places
Who Gets to Define Native American Art?
A pivotal letter from Oscar Howe, whose work is the focus of a new exhibition, demanded the right to free expression and the art world began to listen
Ancestral Homeland Returned to Rappahannock Tribe After More Than 350 Years
The historic reacquisition spans 465 acres in the Northern Neck of Virginia
Artist Preston Singletary Sheds New Light on the Tlingit Raven Tale
Stunning glassworks and custom soundscapes create an immersive reimagining of an ancient oral tradition
How Sitting Bull's Fight for Indigenous Land Rights Shaped the Creation of Yellowstone National Park
The 1872 act that established the nature preserve provoked Lakota assertions of sovereignty
Meet the Indigenous Activist Who Toppled Minnesota's Christopher Columbus Statue
The unauthorized removal of the monument took place during the racial justice protests of summer 2020
Captained by A.I., This New 'Mayflower' Will Cross the Atlantic This Spring
The autonomous ship will embark on the same journey the Pilgrims took more than 400 years ago, collecting scientific data along the way
How to Tell the Thanksgiving Story on Its 400th Anniversary
Scholars are unraveling the myths surrounding the 1621 feast, which found the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag cementing a newly established alliance
Julia Kabance, Oldest Known Woman Veteran of World War II, Dies at 111
She was also the oldest living member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Denver Art Museum's Much-Anticipated Renovation Centers Indigenous Voices
The four-year, $150 million project added 30,000 square feet of exhibition space to the Colorado museum's high-rise building
Scholars Spent a Year Scrutinizing America's Monuments. Here's What They Learned
A major audit of nearly 50,000 monuments reveals the historical figures, themes and myths that dominate the nation's commemorative landscape
Trove of Unseen Photos Documents Indigenous Culture in 1920s Alaska
New exhibition and book feature more than 100 images captured by Edward Sherriff Curtis for his seminal chronicle of Native American life
Centuries-Old Pottery Could Reveal When the Crow Arrived in Wyoming
Radiocarbon dating of ceramics found at Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site may offer new insights on the region's Indigenous history
Missouri Cave Filled With Ancient Artwork Sold Against Osage Nation's Wishes
The Native American tribe had hoped to preserve and protect the site, which may be associated with the Mississippian culture
Polar Bears Take Down Walruses by Hurling Rocks and Ice
New research corroborates Inuit knowledge of the animals cleverly using new tools
