This story was originally published on Native News Online and produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. On a hot July morning in Beaverton, Dr. John Spence stands outside ...

When Isabella Marquez, a high school senior from the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico, was applying to colleges, two criteria were important to her: cost and culture. Marquez said wanted to attend a ...

November marks the start of National Native American Heritage Month. It's a time to celebrate the diverse histories and cultures of hundreds of tribal communities across the U.S. In Alaska, a family ...

Native youth in California face the state's highest suicide rates despite being its smallest ethnic group. Many programs haven’t succeeded because they haven’t included cultural practices. Medicaid ...

When River Kerstetter was asked about three years ago to help curate an exhibit at the Newberry Library about Native Americans and pop culture called “Native Pop!,” she said getting involved with the ...

The Alaska Native Heritage Center entrance (photo by Jesse Darling, all images courtesy the Alaska Native Heritage Center, unless otherwise noted) America’s Cultural Treasures: This article is part of ...

Increasingly, travelers throughout the U.S. are looking for meaningful ways to learn the stories of and engage in the cultures of Indigenous communities whose ancestral lands they’re visiting.

Blaine Bailey is proudly Cherokee and proudly Oklahoman. He’s building a musical career around both, while paying lip service to neither. That’s evident on Indian Country, Bailey’s second studio album ...

Earlier this month, a Massachusetts museum finally returned some 150 Native American artifacts to Lakota Sioux peoples. The museum was in possession of these items for more than a century and ...

Back in 1973, activist Sacheen Littlefeather famously appeared at the Academy Awards on behalf of Marlon Brando to advocate for the rights of Native Americans. It turns out, Littlefeather was not ...