LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada jury on Friday convicted “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse of sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls in a case that sent shock waves through Indian ...

For thousands of years, Native American tribes have maintained profound spiritual connections with the animal kingdom, viewing creatures not just as living beings but as sacred teachers and guides.

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. As for Louisiana, the state is home to more ...

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized tribe operating within Mississippi. Thirteen other federally recognized tribes have historical ties to Mississippi but are now ...

Every November, Native American Heritage Month invites us to look more deeply at the stories that shape our understanding of the first peoples of this continent. And few storytelling mediums have been ...

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we asked Indigenous creators to discuss how their works reflect different aspects of their culture and history. There was a morning a few years back [when] ...

November is Native American Heritage Month, and a North Texas restaurant serves up Indigenous pride year-round. People can taste Native American dishes with a dash of history and culture in every bite ...

We’re partnering with Seneca Resorts and Casinos once again to celebrate Indigenous culture in Western New York at our annual Native American Heritage Night on Monday, Nov. 17 against the Edmonton ...

A day before Arizona native Leticia Jacobo was scheduled to be released from an Iowa jail, her mom visited to verify pickup details with the staff. Ericka Burns was excited to drive her daughter home ...

As a part of its jersey artist series, the Colorado Avalanche is partnering with artist, traditional dancer, singer, beader and sewist Riley Grey-Wolf Alire, who created a specialty jersey and hat to ...

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — The Carlisle Indian Industrial School had not yet held its first class when Matavito Horse and Leah Road Traveler were taken there in October 1879, drafted into the U.S.