Nyché Andrew, who is Yup’ik and Iñupiaq, gives the land acknowledgement, which asks the audience to think about those who first lived, and still live, on the land, at her graduation from Service High ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – What was supposed to be a cultural gathering turned into a nightmare for one native family, who had priceless items stolen from them. Ashkia Trujillo is part of the Ohkay ...

Photographer Craig Varjabedian is working with indigenous people around New Mexico to celebrate their past and their culture with the Native Light Photo Collaboration Project. When you look at the ...

Oklahoma law will soon confer on Native American students the right to wear traditional regalia during graduation ceremonies. The tribal regalia bill, SB 429, vests students enrolled in a public ...

Nyché Andrew at her high school graduation from Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska. Credit: Brian Adams for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo/Courtesy) Guest Opinion. Education has always been sacred to the Cherokee people. Investing in education was one of the ...

Washington State Rep. Debra Lekanoff (D), who is the first Native American woman to ever be elected to the state’s House of Representatives, was sworn into office wearing traditional regalia this week ...

Last month, Ruth Buffalo made history when she became the first Native American Democrat woman elected to the North Dakota Legislature. Her win was major for another reason, too: She defeated former ...

Yolanda Hart Stevens straddles an upright mesquite log with an indentation cut into one end. Into the hollowed-out divot, she places hunks of clay dug up from a secret clay pit. Using the end of an ...

PENDLETON — Contestants proudly honored their heritage as they rode on horseback in full regalia during the Native American Beauty Contest in downtown Pendleton. The event was rich in tradition and ...

PHOENIX — Yolanda Hart Stevens straddles an upright mesquite log with an indentation cut into one end. Into the hollowed-out divot, she places hunks of clay dug up from a secret clay pit. Using the ...