The European colonization of the Americas was one of the most transformative eras in history, reshaping continents, cultures, ...

The history of the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus is rich, diverse, and full of thriving civilizations ...

In Mexico, too, indigenous consciousness appears to be gaining momentum, nearly a decade after the Zapatista uprising that first brought worldwide attention to the plight of Mexico’s native peoples.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a holiday that came about as an alternative to Columbus Day — is a chance to reflect on how the US has treated Indigenous people and fight for a better future.

Dunbar-Ortiz calls this “profit-based religion,” and it was what proved devastating for the Indigenous peoples of the Americas when those tactics were brought across the ocean.

But for the Indigenous peoples who inhabited the Americas long before Columbus ever arrived, Columbus and his namesake holiday represent something much more sinister: ...

Trinity scholar, Tap Pilam leaders to speak about the cultures of ancient Americans.

A steady stream of states and municipalities are replacing Columbus Day with a celebration called Indigenous Peoples Day. Although Columbus Day remains a federal holiday, critics say the U.S ...

This month, U.S. House and Senate lawmakers reintroduced a bill that would replace Columbus Day and establish Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a federal holiday on the second Monday of October. Tribes ...

It's a time for reflection. For some, Indigenous Peoples' Day is an occasion to consider the history of the U.S. and how it has treated Native people.

(CNN) — For centuries, the US celebrated Christopher Columbus as the intrepid explorer who discovered the Americas — a symbol of the American ideals of entrepreneurship and innovation.