The people who represent the hundreds of Native American tribes located within the United States have a rich and accomplished history that continues to evolve. Their impact permeates many aspects of ...

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The U.S. Department of Education said Native Hawaiian, American Indian and Alaska Native history will not be categorized as “diversity, equity and inclusion ” or “critical race theory ” under the ...

For decades, the Montana Constitution has made preservation of American Indian culture an explicit educational goal. But educators did little about it until 2004, when the state supreme court ruled ...

Amid the annual bustle at the Illinois Capitol during the legislative session’s midpoint, a sea of color and singing filled the rotunda on a sunny March day. Attendees of the 2025 Native American ...

Minnesota doesn’t typically come to mind when you think about slavery and the Civil War. Katrina Phillips Minnesota doesn’t typically come to mind when you think about slavery and the Civil War. It’s ...

In honor of Veterans Day and Native American Heritage Month, learn about the legacy of Native American service and the memorial that pays tribute to them. Rebecca Head Trautmann Jesse T. Hummingbird ...

Illinois public schools would be required to teach lessons on Midwestern Native American history beginning in the 2024-25 school year under a measure passed by state legislators that is expected to be ...

While many people focus on shopping deals the day after Thanksgiving, Native leaders hoped Americans also used the day to honor the country's first peoples. The Friday after Thanksgiving is not only ...