Native Americans
Rare White Bison Born in Wyoming State Park
The 30-pound calf is not albino but gets its pale fur from cattle genes
On This Disputed River, Progress May Mean a Return to the Past
Winding through British Columbia and Washington, the Skagit has a history that reflects competing conceptions of advancement
Untold Stories of American History
Was the 1623 Poisoning of 200 Native Americans One of the Continent's First War Crimes?
English colonists claimed they wanted to make peace with the Powhatans, then offered them tainted wine
How Artisans in Puerto Rico Sustain Native Culture
A photographer returns to his native island to document a handful of artists devoted to preserving its rich creative traditions
With Their Knowledge Combined, Two Scholars Are Deciphering a Long-Lost Native Language
A historian and a linguist, working together, revealed new truths about the relationship between Spanish colonizers and the Timucua people
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
New Research Rewrites the History of American Horses
Native Americans spread the animals across the West before Europeans arrived in the region, archaeological evidence and Indigenous knowledge show
The Stars Are Aligned at the National Museum of American History
The Forgotten History of Tsianina Redfeather, the Beloved American Indian Opera Singer
A portrait of the performer debuts in the exhibition “Entertainment Nation”
Behind 'Oklahoma!' Lies the Remarkable Story of a Gay Cherokee Playwright
Lynn Riggs wrote the play that served as the basis of the hit 1943 musical
America's Waterways: The Past, Present and Future
Clues to the Lives of North America's First Inhabitants Are Hidden Underwater
Submerged prehistory holds insights on the first humans to live in North America
The Mystery of This Petroglyph-Covered Alaskan Beach
The 8,000-year-old rock carvings were likely created by the Tlingit
Salmon Spread Might Just Be the Most Alaskan Food
The smoky snack captures the state’s love for both salmon and preserved foods
California Resort Drops Racial Slur From Its Name
The resort worked with representatives from the Washoe Tribe to implement the name change
Officials Delay Vote to Rename Colorado's Mount Evans
The mountain is named for John Evans, who oversaw the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864
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
What You Should Know About the Mardi Gras Indians
For more than a century, New Orleans' Black residents have donned Native-inspired attire to celebrate Carnival
How California Took Over the World
A sweeping book offers a provocative new history arguing that today's inequality can be traced back to the state's founding
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
A Mine That Threatened Alaskan Salmon May Be No More
A rare “veto” from the EPA effectively halted the proposed Pebble Mine after two decades of disputes
U.S. Restores Protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
A new federal rule restricts road construction and logging in the country’s largest national forest
