In her Rhode Island kitchen, Deborah Spears Moorehead pores over a collection of Census records scattered across her table. The Native American painter, who was recently an artist-in-residence at ...

In 1928, Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance published a memoir that caused a sensation in the literary world. It opened with his earliest memory: Barely a year old, he was riding in a moss baby carrier on ...

The number of people in the United States who claim Native identity has exploded — increasing 85% in 10 years — though the number of people formally enrolled in Native American tribes has not. Carrie ...

Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz explains systematic challenges Native Americans face. Author Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz dives into the complexities of indigenous identity and the challenges of Tribal ...

SRINGFEILD, Ill. (CNI) - 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 ...

People have been pretending to be Native American for decades. While talking about ethnic fraud is tricky, one Native scholar says it’s necessary. Dina Gilio-Whitaker knows that it’s complicated to ...

Midwest Street Medicine hosted a public event to discuss Native American culture and historical trauma. Keynote speaker Tanya Grassel-Krietlow linked historical policies to generational trauma and ...

Intertribal Dance Singers and dancers perform during the California Native American Nations 56th Annual Native American Day at the State Capitol in 2023. Hector Amezcua The Sacramento Bee Today, on ...

Ben Black Bear Jr., at far left, with (back row) his wife Arlene, mother Iva and father Ben Black Bear Sr., and daughters (front row) Benita and Berlene, on his ordination day in 1976. Credit: St.