The Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians and the South Carolina State Park Service have signed a historic agreement intended to preserve, research and interpret Edisto Indian history at several stat...

The Waccamaw Indian People have passed a new resolution recognizing the "Rights of Nature" for the Yadkin-Pee Dee Watershed. It's the first policy of its kind in South Carolina.

Navajo Code Talkers are being honored in a longstanding national day of recognition. Thomas H. Begay is one of the last living Code Talkers and will be among those expected

Po’Pay led a revolt on Aug. 10 that changed Pueblo history

For 34 years, Chief Harold “Buster” Hatcher has led the local Waccamaw tribe through thick and thin.

Overview: Tribal organizations and historic preservation advocates are raising alarms over proposed revisions to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations governing the Section 106 r...

Powwows provide space for community and healing for many Native veterans

Robeson County, N.C., where most of the Lumbee Tribe's citizens live, ranks as one of the worst counties in the U.S. for health. The tribe can access the Indian Health Service now, but it's not likely...

New casino opens in Kings Mountain as Catawba Nation plans to expand with two more casinos in NC.

The Native American tribe has been fighting for decades for state recognition.

Continental Army soldier John Pumphrey enlisted as a teenager in 1777 and fought at significant battles before his death in action against the British in Camden, S.C.

Across the United States, Mexico and Canada, Indigenous people in host cities are taking part in World Cup festivities

The lawsuit argues that the state failed to study possible environmental harms of cutting the forests, which include trees that are 140 years old.

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians Museum has opened a new exhibit, “Illustrating the Native Southeast: Art, Culture, and Traditions,” offering visitors an in-depth look at the artwork, traditions, and ...

The missing and crucial truths not in America’s history books that redefined tribal nations and Native peoples 250 years after the country’s founding

Tammy Leach of the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians has helped individuals develop artistic skills while also learning the cultural significance and history of Native Americans. Her work stands ...

So many songs and two different drum styles to know when you’re at a powwow

Native American veterans are honoring their service and tribal heritage with specialized license plates across the U.S.

How one Indigenous confederacy inspired the United State’s democracy and what America could still learn from them

This Day in History On this day in 1830 — 196 years ago — President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law. The Act created a process that allowed the president to exchange lands west o...

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced sweeping actions Tuesday aimed at expanding hunting and fishing opportunities across federally managed lands and waters, calling the effort the largest pr...

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced sweeping actions Tuesday aimed at expanding hunting and fishing opportunities across federally managed lands and waters, calling the effort the largest pr...

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New Mexico Pueblo leaders urge public pressure to save Chaco Canyon ahead of expected reversal on oil and gas drilling ban

The Indigenous Food Pyramid is a view on the relationship between new federal nutritional policies and Indigenous Food Sovereignty practices.

Tribal elder helps safeguard Cherokee culture with more than 400 traditional plants

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD)—A Lowcountry leader is being honored for her commitment to service and community impact. Lisa Collins, chief of the Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians, has been recogni…