Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) was bashed for his celebration of “Native American Day” rather than Columbus Day.

Tulsa celebrated Native American Day on Monday with its ninth annual event at Dream Keepers Park. The event honors the ...

Maine, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Vermont celebrate the paid holiday on their own. Maine, New Mexico and Vermont all ...

In a landmark move reflecting a more inclusive and expansive mission, the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association on Monday announced its official transition to the American Indigenous ...

Native American tribes are the original inhabitants of the lands that now make up the United States. Despite centuries of displacement, colonization, and cultural suppression, many tribes continue to ...

KSHB 41 reporter Lily O’Shea Becker covers Franklin and Douglas counties in Kansas. Share your story idea with Lily. Haskell Cultural Center and Museum on Haskell Indian Nations University's (Haskell) ...

Conservative commentator Jesse Kelly was among those who criticized Thune, writing in a post: “REMINDER: South Dakota is over ...

Many states now observe Indigenous People's Day. Seventeen states and Washington D.C. recognize this day in October. Some offer it as a paid holiday, while others do not. This shift acknowledges ...

Indigenous Peoples’ Day highlights Native history and culture across the country. The day recognizes the contributions and ...

Learn how Native American tribes, including the Modoc Nation in Oklahoma and the Cheyenne River Sioux, are leading the ...

While more Native Americans living on reservations attend college than in decades prior, just 10.3% earned college degrees in ...

Ben Black Bear Jr., at far left, with (back row) his wife Arlene, mother Iva and father Ben Black Bear Sr., and daughters (front row) Benita and Berlene, on his ordination day in 1976. Credit: St.