Compared to the rich history of the Dakota in Faribault, Owatonna's Native American history has always seemed a bit sparse.

American students are often first taught about Native Americans through the frame of European settlers, that native people were simply here when they arrived. But UNC-Chapel Hill history professor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communities across Michigan are gathering to celebrate the state's Indigenous roots this month as November marks Native American ...

Schools taking on the work of teaching Indigenous histories must understand how schools have historically been tools for violence, land theft, and assimilation against Native students and communities.

The Stearns History Museum is hosting two events in February highlighting Native American history and culture in Minnesota. The first event on Saturday will discuss the history and impact of Native ...

Staff at Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California have flagged several books about Native American culture and ...

Inland Northwest tribes joined Indigenous groups across the country in asking the Defense Department to reinstate web pages highlighting Native American war heroes and veterans that were recently ...

After widespread criticism, the Defense Department has begun restoring links to Navajo Code Talkers on its websites.

A long-held theory about the earliest migration to the Americas is under fresh scientific fire. For years, many believed that the First Peoples came from Japan, tracing their ancestry to the Jomon, a ...

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