The transatlantic slave trade from Africa is a well-known chapter in the history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, but ...

Arizona’s governor on Tuesday signed legislation to create an alert system for Native Americans who have gone missing in the ...

Natick and Mi'kmaq tribes all have a word for earthquake. Ebel said interdisciplinary research with ethnologists with more detailed knowledge about Native American languages and narratives could ...

Many strange town names in Massachusetts can be traced back to colonial days and indigenous tribes. Cuttyhunk ... gets its name from a Native American word for “thing that lies out in the ...

After peaceful attempts at alliance-building stalled, the Continental Army launched an ill-fated invasion of Quebec in June 1775 ...

U.S. Army Lt. John W. Gunnison, then working on a survey of the Great Lakes, wrote a letter to his Mormon friend, Albert Carrington in ...

Discover Block Island's charm, from its iconic shape to its diverse attractions, including beaches, hotels, and restaurants.

Jeffrey Gibson's history-making artworks from the Venice Biennale will go on view at the Broad in L.A., where Indigenous ...

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a collation of 18 attorneys general, today filed a lawsuit against ...