The true history of the birth of the United States has long fought to be told, and the bravery, tenacity, and resistance of ...

The Native American democracy that the U.S. founders were most likely to know about was the Iroquois Confederacy. They call themselves the Haudenosaunee, the “people of the longhouse,” because the ...

At the start of the Civil War, Parker’s offer to enlist was rejected outright by another New Yorker, Secretary of State ...

While most histories linger on the gunshots and declarations of the Eastern seaboard, University of Georgia professor Claudio ...

Ely Samuel Parker, a Seneca leader and Civil War officer, has been posthumously admitted to the New York State Bar. The ...

In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important ...

Padma Lakshmi reignited a debate stating apple pie is not originally American. The apples, crust, and spices are all imports.

Tribal citizens are among communities navigating the impacts of massive cuts in federal spending and the effects of the ...

In Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories, you are invited to connect with diverse Native stories and the individuals who ...

Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November every year. Pass a drumstick, along with these Turkey Day facts.

In 1840, the Comanche unleashed the largest raid ever seen on American soil—a fiery clash born of vengeance, betrayal, and survival on the wild frontier.