Kiona — Meaning "brown hills," this name is made famous by Mary Kiona of the Tai’t na-pam tribe (also known as the Upper ...

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Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. says he's "hopeful" about President Trump's nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin for ...

A proposed name change for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been put on hold after the Tribal Council unanimously ...

Cherokee girls basketball coach Miranda Stamper and daughters Joscelyn and Cambry balance family life and sport while chasing ...

Indian Prime Minister Modi said in 2014, “Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” In that quote is the life of Ganpat I. Patel, a man whose journey ...

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The Native News Project is a new initiative from MPR News. Stay informed with the latest news about local and national Native American communities, highlighting stories and issues important to Native ...

Structural racism toward American Indians and Alaska Natives is found in nearly every policy regarding and action taken toward that population since non-Natives made first contact with the Indigenous ...

Original guitarist Randy Bachman and singer-keyboardist Burton Cummings promise a setlist of about 20 songs that includes all ...

Why psychiatry’s diagnostic system may undergo major changes, and what the scientific debates over how mental illnesses should be defined are ...