For years, Native American students in the Rapid City, South Dakota, school district were more likely to be disciplined and less likely to enroll in advanced courses than their White peers.

Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday to create a “turquoise alert” for when Native Americans go missing in the state. The effort — which had overwhelming support among lawmakers — responds ...

Kennedy Jr. says he is committed to improving the Indian Health Service. Native American leaders have doubts. “It’s shameful,” one said. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Reporting from Washington ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday to create a “turquoise alert" for when Native Americans go missing in the state. The effort — which had ...

Since 2007, the Native American Educational and Cultural Center (NAECC) serves as a second home for the Purdue community. The Center is open to all students and committed to nurturing student learning ...

A 49-year survivor of incarceration within the United States prison system, Leonard Peltier (Ojibwe/Lakota), 80, is the most iconic Native American elder in Indian Country. Peltier arrived home at the ...

The first Native American Veterans Memorial will be installed next to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The community gathered the funding for this through fundraising efforts and donations from the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - In late January, a statue disappeared from the Francois Chouteau and Native American Heritage Monument. Pictures provided by the Kansas City Parks and Recreation ...

Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental protection legislation – Native Americans stewarded the environment.

Director Paige Bethman’s film succeeds as both an inspiring coming-of-age story and impactful history lesson, focusing on an athlete who takes inspiration from his ancestors. Director Paige ...

or the treatment of Native Americans. Now, the National Museum of African American History and Culture—which opened to national fanfare in 2016—is in the crosshairs. “In an almost surprising ...

“We lost all of our Native American regalia, our feathers, our fans, our moccasins, and my peace pipe," Charles Walking Child says. "My father-in-law is going to be combing through it to find ...