The Orthodox Church in America has its first female saint from North America. Hundreds of pilgrims joined several bishops in ...

An Alaska Native woman is the newest saint for the Orthodox Church in America. St. Olga was canonized last week in the tiny ...

The raccoon has long held our fascination, admiration, and even our disdain. Perhaps no other animal has been as associated with the history of the United States as has this one. As society has ...

Durham historian Kathleen DuVal's latest book, "Native Nations: A Millennium in North America," spans more than 700 pages.

North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty: ‘We are here’ Across the continent, Indigenous peoples are methodically reasserting control over their land, laws, and how they live.

The Alaska Native Heritage Center serves as both an educational resource and a gathering place for Native peoples, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of Alaska's rich cultural heritage.

Thousands gather in New Mexico for the largest powwow in North America. Updated: Apr. 26, 2025, 10:47 a.m. ... They have very different meanings in Native American and Indigenous cultures.

Hungarian-American sculptor Peter Toth, at his Florida studio, has created 74 statues of native peoples in North and South America, part of his Trail of the Whispering Giants collection.

Native American heroes. The European colonial expansion across North America brought about severe peril to the indigenous population through violence, disease, displacement, enforced settlements ...

The exhibit at the Newberry Library has everything from “Star Wars” clips to Polaroid pictures, showing through pop culture how Native stories are still being created. “We’r… ...

Native American News; This is one of the oldest games in North America. You’ve likely never heard of it. Published: ; Jul. 29, 2024, 9:00 a.m.

In the decades that followed, powwows were advertised to pioneers heading westward as “authentic” Native American dance shows. For some, it was an exploitation of their cultures. The word powwow was ...