Back in the 1800s, the U.S. government wanted to acquire land in the southeast for white settlement, leading to the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which forced tribes to move ...

Right now it's too early to tell how federal layoffs will impact tribes in South Dakota and local Indian Health Service ...

Kizh Nation had alleged its ancestors were mishandled during construction of Latino museum near Olvera Street.

Suscol Intertribal Council has worked to create a place for Napa’s original inhabitants, the Native American population, in ...

A coalition of tribal organizations issued a sharp response to the ongoing layoffs of thousands of federal employees across ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on ...

After the Justice Department filed a written defense of the president's birthright citizenship order, some people feared an ...

All who want to truly honor and respect Native Americans are called to learn about the social justice issue of Native names ...

The Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers Thursday in what tribal and national leaders said will ...

Books by Indigenous authors have gained prominence in recent years, inviting readers into narratives that haven’t always been ...

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On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs conducted an oversight hearing to review the priorities of Native ...