The chiefs of South Carolina Native American tribes say that for generations they have been striving for society to acknowledge their heritage and historical contributions in the very place their ...

Louisiana is home to 15 total Native American tribes. Four are federally recognized and 11 are state recognized. Here are ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two American Indian tribes in South Dakota have joined forces to purchase 40 acres around the Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark, the site of one of the deadliest ...

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized tribe operating within Mississippi. In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native ...

In the proposed initiatives included in its rural fund application, South Dakota identified tribal community needs such as ...

, has spent much of his adult life working with South American Indian shamans, or healers, to identify plants that make people well, and then find the compounds in the plants that can be turned into ...

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Colorado’s history can often be headline news. That includes things like the proposed renaming of Mt. Evans or the removal of a statue of a Civil War soldier. It prompted a listener to ask CPR’s ...

BOSTON -- A rift is widening between American Indian groups in New England over who has claim to scores of acres south of Boston where one tribe has been trying for years to build a $1 billion casino.

SAN ANTONIO – For decades, the American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions have worked to preserve a history they believe has been mostly lost. “Our work, what we’ve been doing now is ...