A Native American group has put the rush on against the Washington Commanders and demanded the organization revert its name to "Redskins" – the name the team adopted when it was in Boston in 1933.

DURANT, Oklahoma (KXII) - The Choctaw Nation is kicking off Native American Heritage Month with its 19th annual Choctaw Powwow — one of the largest in the nation. The competition drew in tens of ...

It's Native American Heritage Day. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ned Blackhawk, a professor of History and American Studies at Yale, about the history of the day and what it means to observe it.

Lynne Dyer, 58, awoke at sunrise Saturday, determined to showcase her Native American culture. A member of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape tribe in Delaware, she drove about 90 miles to attend a Native ...

The University of California (UC) is committed to the repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items in accordance with the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation ...

I knew the barriers to Native American engagement in the U.S. political system would seem daunting to break down. As the executive director of the first and only national organization working to ...

So he and many other residents were dismayed when the New York State Board of Regents mandated public schools remove Native American imagery, including mascots and team names like "Warriors." ...

"And introducing the world to Native American food." West is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. "The things that I cook and the way that I prepare food is very important because it only ...

In that book, and throughout his scholarly career, Blackhawk has attempted to enrich our conception of the American story by placing Native Americans at its center. Not long ago, he spoke to us ...

Amid the holiday season, Native American Heritage Month will come to a close with Native American Heritage Day on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. "Indigenous peoples have persisted and ...