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 ...

March is Women’s History Month, and to celebrate, Native News Online will feature stories and interviews with Native American women to highlight all that they do for communities across Indian ...

The award, one of the most prestigious in the field of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.” ...

Federal procurement law gives Native American tribes, Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs), and certain other Native organizations significant contracting preferences. These policies are rooted in the ...

TOPEKA — Kansas acquired land nearly a century ago that is home to some of the state’s oldest buildings, but the state now faces an ownership challenge from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, ...

SACRAMENTO – The year 2024 marks 100 years since Native Americans were officially recognized by the federal government as United States citizens, which technically meant the rights and privileges of ...

The winter holidays and especially Christmas have different meanings to tribes and Native individuals across Indian Country as they commune with friends and family Dennis Zotigh Beckham Barehand (Dine ...

The Cherokee citizen will be the first Native American person to lead the Homeland Security Department if confirmed by the ...

The Native American Community Academy opened as a charter school in the former Indian boarding school in Albuquerque. The school enrolls students in kindergarten through 12th grade at two campuses.

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Indigenous tribes and organizations are hosting powwows across Michigan this spring and summer. Here's when they'll take place.

Confused about native, non-native, introduced, and invasive species? This guide breaks down the definitions, explains how scientists classify them, and explores real-world examples like zebra mussels ...