For advocates, dehumanization of indigenous people is at the root of the issue. More than a decade ago, Sundance, a member of the Muscogee tribe, led a successful effort to change the mascot of a high ...
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 ...
Liz Romero had purchased a selection of beaded wallets from a Native wholesaler, planning to sell them in her small art shop and display some of them at a local powwow in October. She had been assured ...
Native American girls from the Omaha tribe at Carlisle School, Pa., ca. 1870s. Each year during Native American Heritage Month in November, school classrooms around the country focus on Indigenous ...
As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the Oneida Community Health Center near Green Bay, Wisconsin, are ...
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 ...
The captivating reintroduction of six bison in a forest preserve has deeper meaning to Indigenous people and advocates of ...
Native American voters are moving away from the Democratic Party. Seventeen Native American-majority counties leaned toward President-elect Donald Trump by more than 10% this past election. Like black ...
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 ...