North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe receives full federal recognition after 137-year effort

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal ...

What does federal recognition mean for the Lumbee tribe, and what's next?

The Pembroke-based Lumbee tribe was federally recognized by Congress in December after a nearly 140-year fight. Here's what's ...
TwinCities.com

For the Lakota, creativity thrives where there’s no word for art

KYLE, S.D. — There is no word for art in the Lakota language. But the power of art, in every facet of life, has drawn a boisterous group of moccasin beaders, painters, regalia artists and producers of ...
PBS

The Lakota Ghost Dance and the Massacre at Wounded Knee

Native Americans performing ritual Ghost Dance. One standing woman is wearing a white dress, a special costume for the ritual dance, 1890. Photo by James Mooney, an ethnologist with US Dept. of ...
The New York Times

For the Lakota, Creativity Thrives Where There’s No Word for Art

A Native-run studio, the Artspace is a beacon of hope, nurturing talent amid a resurgence of Indigenous traditions. The courtyard of the Oglala Lakota Artspace in Kyle, S.D., features a stainless ...