Tribal museums are on the forefront of representing Native culture and information accurately and effectively.
Too often, K-12 social studies classes in the U.S. teach a mostly glossed-over story of U.S. settlement.
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians announced $1 million in donations to 10 non-profit organizations across the nation.
The third annual White House Tribal Youth Forum brought more than 100 Native and indigenous youth together to share information on the issues affecting their communities.
Submit your nominations for NAFOA’s 16th Annual Leadership Awards.
The full picture of how the earliest colonists interacted with Native people is clouded by the myths constructed by those writing history.
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland addresses the National Congress of American Indians on November 13, 2023.
Teams of Native junior and high school students are competing to build the best robots.
As Head Start approaches its 60th year, federal funding for the pre-kindergarten program remains well short of the need in Indian Country and beyond.
After reaching out to Cherokee leaders and citizens, the museum on the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians re-launched with a new name and purpose.
The Institute of American Indian Arts is getting ready for its 2023 holiday art market in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Montana State University will host an Indigenous storytelling event focused on the role horse painting has historically played for tribes.
The Louisiana Purchase ushered in Manifest Destiny, the Indian Removal Act and other actions that favored European settlement at the expense of Native peoples.
Teachers, librarians, authors, and literary advocates are struggling to keep books about Native issues in public classrooms and libraries.
Native physicians and public health advocates are looking at ways to recruit more medical professionals and train them on culturally-grounded methods to help improve Native patient outcomes.
The Department of Education has awarded more than $10 million in grants to support Native languages, Native teachers and Native students.
Debates over what “mapping” means show how Indigenous communities still have to advocate for and defend their cartographic methods in order to uphold their connections to the land.
The nonprofit ICT opened a news bureau in Montana in 2023 to focus on Native issues.
A new PBS documentary called “The American Buffalo” chronicles the history of the buffalo – from its sacred connection to tribes to its almost complete demise.
Language has always been essential to our culture as Cherokee people, as it serves as the unbroken chain connecting us to our ancestors.
More teachers and administrators are turning to trauma-informed practices in the classroom.
Speaking a Native language is one thing. Reading and writing it often takes another level of effort.
The U.S. Army finalized its sixth disinterment project, returning four Native children to their families.
As communities across the nation celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is calling on a school district in Michigan to get rid of its supposedly Native imagery.
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is adopting a no tolerance policy amid a reported rise in gang activity among youth.
Together, I know we can build a future where every Cherokee Nation citizen can thrive and contribute to the legacy of our tribe.
Criminal charges have been laid against three family members who lied about being indigenous for personal and monetary gain.
The cancellation of oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is renewing political clashes among Native people in Alaska.
As fall seasons get underway, Native trainers are responding to new awareness of the dangers of life-long injuries from high school sports.
The unprecedented fires on Maui have impacted Native Hawaiian history, language and culture.
A pilot program in New Mexico aims to cut down on the high number of Native student expulsions.
Join Native America Calling to get a snapshot of what Native educators see ahead in the new school year.
Republicans are making no excuses when it comes to cutting back funding for the federal government. How is Indian Country affected?
The growth and prosperity of Cherokee Nation are an example of history repeating itself.
Ojibwe inventor Danielle Boyer is on a quest to make technology more accessible to interested Native students.
Public schools in New York will no longer be allowed to use mascots, symbols or depictions of Native people.
The Genoa Indian Industrial School was one of the largest Indian boarding schools, drawing students from 40 tribal nations for half a century.
Tribal nations are opposing new South Dakota social studies standards that exclude them from history in the state.
A new study confirms many tribes’ oral histories that Native people utilized horses long before Europeans entered the picture.
From growing hemp to fighting pipelines, Winona LaDuke has launched a large number of organizations, businesses and initiatives. Here’s a look at some of her environmental efforts.
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