The National Congress of American Indians was given the rights to Keep America Beautiful's 1971 "Crying Indian" ad, a recognizable anti-pollution advertisement featuring Iron Eyes Cody.

One of Hollywood’s leading Native American figures is being accused of faking her claims of Cherokee heritage, The Post can reveal. Award-winning Heather Rae, 56, serves on the Academy of Motion ...

A Native American journalist and researcher says that Wurth’s background is “unverifiable.” Erika T. Wurth/ Instagram. Last year, Keeler, who is of Dine/Dakota heritage, made international ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian celebrates Native American Heritage Month (Nov. 1 – 31) with numerous events honoring American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian ...

The Cherokee Nation, one of the largest tribes in the U.S., estimates that there remain only 2,000 people for whom Cherokee is their first language, and most of them are over the age of 70.

This week, we explore one of America’s great demographic mysteries: Why did the 2020 Census show the American Indian and Alaska Native population soaring by 85 percent?

From there, Cody, who was Italian American but claimed to have Cherokee heritage through his father, was typecast as a stock Native American character, appearing in over 80 films.

In 1919, Rachel Caroline Eaton became the first known Native American woman to get a PhD, at a time when few women—let alone Native American women—had opportunities for graduate education.

Rights to famous ‘Crying Indian’ TV ad go to Native American group, which is retiring it The late actor Iron Eyes Cody became famous from a 1970s anti-pollution TV ad in which he wore Native ...

Clarksville’s Dunbar Cave State Park is home to historical charcoal drawings of a Mississippian culture of Native Americans who lived in the area 1,000 years ago.