Through an extraordinary gift, The New York Historical, New York’s first museum, can now advance its mission of history and ...

According to the 23andMe DNA-testing service, I have 0.1 percent West African DNA from my mother. I also have approximately 5-6 percent Native American from my mother, who is now deceased. I have a ...

Indigenous Peoples Day is a movement of recognition for the havoc brought upon Native American communities by European colonization. The day is not an officially recognized holiday under U.S. Federal ...

The Declaration of Independence includes a searing attach on Native people, but the founders still drew on Indigenous ...

This is a still from the recently released documentary "Trailblazers of Faith: The Legacy of African American Catholics" from the Black and Indian Mission Office in Washington. It tells the story of ...

Big Chief Demond Melancon wears his Red Cloud suit amongst other members of Mardi Gras Indian tribes during Mardi Gras 2014. In February 2021, the usual bustle of New Orleans’ Canal Street stopped ...

DETROIT – One of the oldest and most complete collections of African American art in the nation just got a major upgrade - and you can see it now at Detroit’s world-class art museum. The Center for ...

Native Nations Fought in the American Revolution to Protect Their Ancestral Lands. After the War, Settlers Seized Their ...

Her name may not be well known, but Bessie Stringfield’s prowess and bravado on a motorcycle are legendary. Stringfield taught herself to ride a motorcycle as a teen. She went on to become the first ...

Native American students who also identify as another race, such as Black, white or Asian, are counted as “two or more races,” not Native American.