The wrenching transfer of power from hundreds of Indigenous cultures is fundamental to U.S. history. Along the way are ...

Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches. Events across the U.S. come four years after President Joe Biden ...

NATIVE AMERICANS TODAY. FOR CENTURIES, THE U.S. CELEBRATED CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AS THE EXPLORER WHO DISCOVERED THE AMERICAS. BUT FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO INHABITED THE AMERICAS LONG BEFORE ...

The first encounters between European settlers and Native Americans are captured on a wood engraving in this 1888 image. DigitalVision Vectors For the third year, the United States will officially ...

English literature graduate student Rafael Reza, a member of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, served wild rice soup and fry bread to attendees at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian’s first ...

We’ve all heard of Columbus Day—it’s a federal October holiday in the U.S. that marks the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. But have you heard about Indigenous Peoples’ Day? This ...

This Day in History. On Dec. 29, 1890, one of the darkest chapters in United States history unfolded on the frozen plains of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Native Americans across the U.S. will come together for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face with a ...

The winter solstice officially in the Northern Hemisphere begins Sunday, December 21 at 10:03 am - EST.  It’s the opposite in ...

Indigenous Peoples Day honors Native heritage and history while encouraging Americans to recognize the presence and contributions of Indigenous communities nationwide. This day invites you to explore ...

Data from the 2020 U.S. census found that, for the first time, more Native Hawaiians were living away from the islands than not.