November is Native American Heritage Month, and the Sealaska Heritage Institute is marking the occasion with a lecture series. From art and music to cultural preservation to political leadership, the ...

The crackdown on unauthorized immigrants is resonating deeply among the Dakota and other tribes, as residents confront what they call a federal occupation of their land. By Matthew Purdy Matthew Purdy ...

MIAMI, Mo. — Mathias Smith has been dancing for as long as he can remember. "I can’t remember a time when I didn’t dance when I was that young,” said Smith, who is a senior at the University of ...

Each fall, when the oak trees turn color in the foothills above Highland, I think about my grandparents, my parents James and Rowena Ramos, and the generations who lived and prayed on this land long ...

Next month Oklahoma City's iconic First Americans Museum will hold its annual "Where Earth Meets Sky" Gala. Oscar-nominated actress Lily Gladstone, renowned for her work in the Oklahoma-filmed movie ...

Missionaries established the Georgia school before Cherokee people were forced on the Trail of Tears. Such schools now face renewed federal scrutiny. Moravian missionaries started a boarding school ...

Depending on how much you know about the constitution, you may be surprised to learn that Ben Franklin and the founding fathers modeled the United States constitution on the constitution of the ...

Diane Orson is a special correspondent with Connecticut Public. She is a longtime reporter and contributor to National Public Radio. Her stories have been heard on Morning Edition, All Things ...