New health data released last week showed that life expectancy rates for American Indian and Alaska Natives increased by 4.5 years, the largest increase among racial and ethnic groups,according to a ...

You’ve probably seen a headline or two about an invasive species taking over. Perhaps you’ve seen a sign warning of ...

Life for Native Americans in the U.S. has been marred by both resilience and heartbreak. From the Great Plains in Texas to the lush Pacific Northwest, these tribes — each with their own traditions, ...

I’m going to be honest, at times your peers won’t recognize you as Native American. People will casually joke, “I thought you were Asian the first time I saw you,” or at best, “I wasn’t sure of your ...

Youth participants from the Pauma, La Jolla and Viejas Reservations for a Native Like Water InterTribal Youth program. (Photo courtesy of Native Like Water) LA JOLLA – For Indigenous communities, ...

Each summer the Office of Indigenous Relations at the University of Nevada, Reno, invites Native American high school students from across the state interested in attending college to participate in ...

Indigenous Peoples’ Day highlights Native history and culture across the country. The day recognizes the contributions and traditions of the first peoples and their place in modern America. Each year, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From stories that span modern Native life to history's reverberating impact on the U.S. trust and treaty obligations with tribal ...

Nora Moore Lloyd (Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe), "Birchbark/Wiigwaas," recto (2020), photograph on fabric, two-sided; Collection of the artist (image courtesy the artist) EVANSTON, ILLINOIS — ...