"And introducing the world to Native American food." West is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. "The things that I cook and the way that I prepare food is very important because it only ...

A replica of the original Mayflower ship that arrived in Massachusetts in 1620, Cole’s Hill, Nov. 23, 2023.Sara Hassan/The World/File photo The somber occasion remembered the atrocities faced by ...

MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) - The day after Thanksgiving is widely known as Black Friday, but it is also a day to observe Native American Heritage Day. Native American Heritage Month is also observed ...

But as a scholar of both English and American history, I know there are significant differences between the two groups. Nowhere is this more telling than in their respective religious beliefs and ...

Members of the Iroquois (Five Nations) of Canada dance during a protest in a public square on the eve of deadline for compelled to register in 1940 in Buffalo, N.Y. Photo: Bettmann / Contributor via ...

A sign for Bde Maka Ska near the south shore of the lake. (Leila Navidi/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

NEW YORK -- Ray Halbritter, representative for the Oneida Indian Nation of New York, has to travel over 200 miles to visit one of his ancestors, who is held deep in the collections of the American ...

This month, Delaware County District Library joins the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the Smithsonian Institution, and all Americans in paying tribute to Native Americans’ rich ancestry ...

Totem poles were first created by several Indigenous tribes of the Pacific Northwest who resided mostly in modern-day Alaska and British Columbia. While the exact origins of totem pole carving are ...

Each year during Native American Heritage Month in November, school classrooms around the country focus on Indigenous history. For educators in Illinois, this fall marks the first school year with ...