Indigenous Peoples
Inside the Hoopa Valley Tribe's Quest to Understand a Rare Carnivore
The tribe maintains some of the most detailed documentation of fishers in North America
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
Germany, Austria Repatriate Dozens of Human Skulls to Hawaii
Earlier this month, a Hawaiian delegation retrieved 58 sets of ancestral remains from five European museums
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
More Than 500 Acres of Redwood Forest Returned to Indigenous Tribes
The land is home to 200 acres of old-growth trees and federally threatened animals such as the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet
First Human Skeleton From Bronze Age Tsunami Discovered in Turkey
Archaeologists find remains of a young man and dog left behind by a natural disaster some 3,600 years ago in the Mediterranean
Ninety-Nine Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2021
The year's most exciting discoveries include a Viking "piggy bank," a lost Native American settlement and a secret passageway hidden behind a bookshelf
The Top Ten Ocean Stories of 2021
From the discovery of a large bioluminescent shark to the use of an innovative drone to study hurricanes, these are the best marine stories of the year
Archaeologists Discover Oldest Domesticated Dog Remains in Americas
Exciting secrets unearthed on Haida Gwaii include a canine tooth, roughly 11,000-year-old stone tools and the tantalizing signs of far more to come
Inside Idaho's Campaign to Include Indigenous History in Its Highway Markers
Native leaders and scholars are advising the State Historic Preservation Office's landmark decolonization project
Aztec Altar Secretly Built After the Spanish Conquest Discovered in Mexico City
Researchers found incense burners, a vessel containing cremated remains and other artifacts in the former capital of Tenochtitlán
How Volcanic Eruptions Helped the Ancestral Puebloan Culture Flourish
Drastic changes in climate in the sixth century C.E. led the ancient Native American civilization to adopt new technologies
Bison in Canada Discover Ancient Petroglyphs, Fulfilling an Indigenous Prophecy
Reintroduced to Wanuskewin Heritage Park in 2019, the animals' hooves uncovered four 1,000-year-old rock carvings
The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2021
With many of our wings still clipped by Covid-19 this year, we needed to travel vicariously through these adventurous reads
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
For the Gwich'in People, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Isn't a Political Issue, It's Home
Journey to the far north of Alaska, where the Indigenous communities hunt caribou, the backbone of the region's ecosystem
You Could Own a Former Military Town in New Mexico
In its heyday, Fort Wingate housed Buffalo Soldiers, Navajo code talkers and a future general
Mass Grave of Women, Children Found in Pre-Hispanic City in Peru
Buried in the Chimú Empire capital of Chan Chan, some of the deceased were interred with needles and sewing tools
Intact, 1,200-Year-Old Canoe Recovered From Wisconsin Lake
The remarkably well-preserved wooden vessel was probably made by the Effigy Moundbuilders, ancestors of the modern Ho-Chunk Nation
Well-Preserved Maya Canoe Found in Mexico May Be 1,000 Years Old
Researchers discovered the boat and other artifacts linked to the pre-Hispanic civilization near the ruins of Chichén Itzá
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