Critics bashed a Long Island school’s secret “backroom deal” with state officials to rebrand its sports team to comply with a controversial Native American logo ban — saying the community should keep ...

When New York State claimed a ‘permanent easement’ across the Nation’s Westwoods land, it could not do so, under federal law, ...

Despite being the original inhabitants of this land, Native American voters have faced centuries of discrimination pushed by leaders who intentionally block tribal communities from opportunities and ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Native American groups fought for years to get this city's National Football League team to change its name. Now, President Donald Trump wants to change it back to a moniker many Native ...

Among Ben Nighthorse Campbell's accomplishments was helping sponsor legislation upgrading the Great Sand Dunes National ...

Asked to list stereotypes they had heard about themselves or other Native Americans, more than 200 middle school-age citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized nation ...

Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency ended in 2023 and states resumed checking whether people were eligible for the ...

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State schools Superintendent Tom Horne said new reading and math scores show "remarkable" improvements for students in Native communities. Nine Native-serving districts posted gains in math and ...

It’s estimated that around 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, a number that’s expected to double by 2060. But researchers have found that some of the highest rates of cognitive impairment ...

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, an artist and curator who blazed a path for Native Americans in the contemporary art world, deftly exploring themes of Indigenous identity, ecological destruction and ...