Remembering Dr. Joe Medicine Crow
He showed us we are capable of great things when we look within ourselves, says scholar Nina Sanders
What Mummy DNA Reveals About the Spread and Decline of People in the Americas
Researchers have pieced together how humans spread from Alaska to Argentina and the extent of devastation from the introduction of European disease
When Museums Rushed to Fill Their Rooms With Bones
In part fed by discredited and racist theories about race, scientists and amateurs alike looked to human remains to learn more about themselves
Is the Earthworm Native to the United States and More Questions From Readers
You asked, we answered
Colonial America Depended on the Enslavement of Indigenous People
The role of enslaving Native Americans in early American history is often overlooked
New York Village Votes to Keep Official Seal Depicting a White Settler Strangling a Native American
It’s a story that might as well have been ripped from a plotline on “Parks and Recreation”
How Native American Artist Fritz Scholder Forever Changed the Art World
An exhibit in Denver looks at why we should all be grateful that Scholder broke his word
Visit the Only Village Inside the Grand Canyon
Supai is so remote, mail is delivered by mule train
Ice Age Babies Buried in Alaska Reveals Early Genetic Diversity in North America
The infants’ DNA shows that humans may have stayed near the Bering Strait for thousands of years before moving farther south
An Exclusive Look at the Greatest Haul of Native American Artifacts, Ever
In a warehouse in Utah, federal agents are storing tens of thousands of looted objects recovered in a massive sting
Why Are Native Groups Protesting Catholicism’s Newest Saint?
Nearly 250 years after Junipero Serra founded California’s first missions, questions linger about his legacy
Early Americans Went to Great Lengths to Get Caffeine
Pottery shards reveal 1,000-year-old traces of caffeine in places where it wasn’t readily available
Melting Ice in Yellowstone is Revealing Ancient Artifacts Faster Than Researchers Can Handle
The tools, spears and even baskets from ancient Native Americans are emerging faster than archeologists can collect them
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Inca Road
Visit These Floating Peruvian Islands Constructed From Plants
The Uro people who live on Lake Titicaca have been building their own villages by hand for centuries
How Bacteria Make This Underground, Awe-Inspiring Cave Shine Gold
These underground tubes at Lava Beds National Monument include sparkling gold ceilings that even NASA wants to study
Who Can Save the Grand Canyon?
A holy war is being fought over a proposal to build a $500 million commercial development, on the rim of America’s natural treasure
Columbus Day Is Now Indigenous People’s Day in Seattle And Minneapolis
Some cities seek to change the second Monday in October to a more politically correct, inclusive holiday
New Analysis Suggests Utah’s Famous Rock Art Is Surprisingly Recent
The impressive Barrier Canyon Style images hold clues to the identity of their mysterious painters
Illuminating the Treaties That Have Governed U.S.-Indian Relationships
These documents were both a cause and a salve for the fraught relations between the United States and Indian Nations
An American Tribe Wants a German Museum to Return Native American Scalps
The German Museums Association says that scalps are not subject to the same ethical guidelines that govern other human remains
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