Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every state's nickname.

Their catches helped sustain trading networks long before white people arrived on Kodiak and began ... That meant that when the permits first rolled out, nearly half of them went to Alaska Native ...

Supporters plan to welcome Native American activist Leonard Peltier back to his North Dakota community after his release from ...

SUMTERVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Native American activist Leonard Peltier was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday, weeks after ...

announced the renaming of the peak to Denali "in recognition of the traditions of Alaska Natives and the strong support of the people of Alaska.” The state had had a longstanding request for the ...

A Jackson native is fresh off the stage of the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. Madison Johnson, 23, was able to dance behind a star-studded group of musical performers, including Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ...

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, the highest-ranking Native American woman in state government and a citizen of ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali — weeks after President Donald Trump issued ...