Martin, of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, is afraid Native Americans will be stripped ... discovered 50,000-year-old viruses in Neanderthal DNA that could help explain their mysterious extinction ...

He has helped show that human groups—southern Africans, Western Europeans, Native Americans—are closely ... scientist to analyze segments of DNA from Neanderthal bones, Paabo now wants to ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Native American oral histories and place names provide evidence of significant earthquakes in northeastern North America prior to European colonization. Terms ...

DNA from ancient and present-day members of Picuris Pueblo confirm oral histories linking the tribe to the famed Chaco Canyon ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify language around the research. The U.S. Department of Education is investigating New York’s state education department for its enforcement of ...

The new certificate, approved on May 1, marks a major milestone for the Indigenous community at Yale and recognition of Native American and Indigenous scholarship, professors and students said.

Eric Emery of Rosebud said. “This isn’t about erasing anybody. It’s about recognizing Native Americans and being the first people in this region.” South Dakota was the first state to ...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — The Illinois Senate is currently considering a bill that would ban the use of Native American names and logos as mascots. It’s already passed the Illinois House.

SPRINGFIELD — Following a wave of schools and professional sports teams over the last 20 years scaling back usage of Native American-themed names, imagery, mascots and logos, the Democrat-led ...

A set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors.