Native religions are tied to living landscapes, not points on a map. A scholar of Indigenous studies explains why reducing the protected area has profound religious and cultural consequences.

The White House report on the Smithsonian is not a correction of the historical record but a theology of it, reviving the covenant grammar that once made conquest read as providence.

The Pentagon recategorized Native religions as ‘other.’ A scholar of Native American and Indigenous Studies explains the implications of that change.

AI poses a threat to Native sovereignty over cultural knowledge. Tribal nations should have the authority to govern how their data is collected, stored, interpreted, shared and used.

AI poses a threat to Native sovereignty over cultural knowledge. Tribal nations should have the authority to govern how their data is collected, stored, interpreted, shared and used.

Congress passed a law in 1990 mandating the return of all Native American items that federally funded institutions took without consent. Progress since then has been slow.

The Reservation Tribal Office at Lake Superior via the National Park Service. From the earliest Supreme Court rulings to the annual presidential proclamations that mark National Native American Herita...

Political leaders talk about “heritage” but not “sovereignty” and see Native tribes as part of the past, not as governments operating now.

Utilizing Brayboy’s Tribal Critical Race Theory and Vizenor’s theory of Survivance, the researchers, who are members of the Native and Indigenous faculty and staff affinity group, partnered with th...

Native Americans gathered for prayer and singing on Alcatraz on Monday, in a tradition known as the Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering. Current events and the weight of history were top of...

President Trump said "left-wing radicals" have tried to tarnish Columbus' legacy, and the proclamation is a way to preserve it. Some experts say it's a way to erase the heritage of Native Americans.

Dozens of Native American radio stations are at risk of going off the air.

Though a recent poll shows fans are warming to the name of Washington’s NFL team, the president said the franchise should change it “immediately.”

Illinois museums and universities are working to repatriate Native American remains, but the process is slow and emotionally complex under new federal rules.

This “sleeping” agricultural system could become a source of alternative crops and methods in an era of rapid climate change.

The state owned and operated the facility from 1875 to 1957.

On Wednesday, Tom Biron was at Ishpeming Carnegie Library to tell his story.

Trump’s funding cuts are stalling efforts to heal the wounds of this country’s tragic experiment in forced assimilation.

“Anyone can love the mountains, but it takes a soul to love the prairie,” wrote Willa Cather, author of “O Pioneers!,” the saga of early westward struggles and the kind

UNESCO’s approach to regulating neurotechnology considers future applications and current privacy and consent concerns.

They’re worried about the loss of their research.

Federally recognized tribes say the Trump administration cut the grant money they use to sustain the local libraries that serve as anchors in their most rural communities.

Advocates welcome additional resources while some remain skeptical until they see results.

Community events happening around the 69News viewing area.

New Mexico is the latest of more than 20 states to formally recognize Native American students’ right to express their cultural heritage at graduation ceremonies. Those expressions are typically in th...

After mass layoffs and scholarship freezes, students and tribal leaders are suing the Trump administration for violating treaty obligations.

Indigenous tribes without federal recognition fiercely opposed a bill that would treat tribes with and without federal recognition differently during land development disputes, prompting the author to...

Trump’s plan to turn Alcatraz back into a prison provoked a sharp response from some Native Americans who were part of the 1969-1971 occupation of the island.

The National Congress of American Indians on Monday condemned the Trump administration's decision to rescind critical federal funding for Native American boarding school research, education, and pres...

The removals came ahead of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Day of Awareness.

A collective is breathing new life into inchunwa for south-eastern Indigenous people across the US

Mary Annette Pember’s mother​ attended an Indian residential school through the eighth grade. It forever changed her—and her children.

The University of California Lacks the Accountability and Urgency Necessary to Promptly Return Native American Remains and Cultural Items

New York has been trying to rid schools of Native American mascots going back more than two decades.

The order says that "divisive narratives" must be purged from the US museums and research centres.