When New York State claimed a ‘permanent easement’ across the Nation’s Westwoods land, it could not do so, under federal law, ...

The myth of 19th century America was the claim that Western lands were “empty” or occupied by uncivilized, savage peoples. In reality, Chinook and other Native Americans lived for thousands of years ...

It’s a sunny spring morning as Nakai Clearwater Northup stands amid white pine trees, near a river, surveying the land. Looking at his Narragansett homelands in southern Rhode Island, he says hunting ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved two motions Tuesday authored by Chair Pro Tem and First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis reaffirming the county's commitment to honoring Native ...

Indigenous elders have launched a sweeping native title claim covering most of Melbourne and several other regions across Victoria. The claim was lodged by 11 members of the Wurundjeri people in the ...

People have been pretending to be Native American for decades. While talking about ethnic fraud is tricky, one Native scholar says it’s necessary. Dina Gilio-Whitaker knows that it’s complicated to ...

The tribal nation that calls Yosemite National Park its ancestral home has reclaimed a stunning piece of its historical territory with the acquisition of nearly 900 acres along the western edge of the ...

Diane Orson is a special correspondent with Connecticut Public. She is a longtime reporter and contributor to National Public Radio. Her stories have been heard on Morning Edition, All Things ...