The Conversation focuses on how the overall expansion of voting rights and a historical understanding of “We the People” ...

In some of the earliest settlements in North America, specifically in Jamestown (in modern-day Virginia), and the Plymouth colony (in modern day Massachusetts), the original settlers that survived ...

The history of encounters between Catholicism and Native spirituality has often been marred by violence and oppression.

A T-shirt worn by Beyoncé during a Juneteenth performance on her Cowboy Carter tour has caused a wave of criticism for the ...

In the Trump administration’s arguments defending his order to suspend birthright citizenship, the Justice Department called into question the citizenship of Native Americans born in the United ...

Native Americans have also been disproportionately affected by higher rates ... Substance abuse problems and suicide are also higher in Native Americans than other ethnic groups in the United States.

Today, though, experts warn that some states are once again restricting Native Americans’ access to voting – even as a few, including Nevada, work alongside tribal nations to expand their ...

Questions about whether Native Americans born in the United States have birthright citizenship if they aren’t “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. — such as if they live on sovereign ...

: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: This story incorrectly says that Arizona was among the states in which Medicaid would soon cover traditional healing practices for Native Americans. For the change to ...

The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't ruled directly on birthright citizenship, a legal challenge closely watched by Native people. What next?

beyoncé wearing a buffalo soldiers shirt, an american army unit comprised exclusively of african americans that helped european and white american colonists fight back native americans and seize ...