American Indian History
Meet the Indigenous Activist Who Toppled Minnesota's Christopher Columbus Statue
The unauthorized removal of the monument took place during the racial justice protests of summer 2020
Captained by A.I., This New 'Mayflower' Will Cross the Atlantic This Spring
The autonomous ship will embark on the same journey the Pilgrims took more than 400 years ago, collecting scientific data along the way
How to Tell the Thanksgiving Story on Its 400th Anniversary
Scholars are unraveling the myths surrounding the 1621 feast, which found the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag cementing a newly established alliance
Julia Kabance, Oldest Known Woman Veteran of World War II, Dies at 111
She was also the oldest living member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Denver Art Museum's Much-Anticipated Renovation Centers Indigenous Voices
The four-year, $150 million project added 30,000 square feet of exhibition space to the Colorado museum's high-rise building
Scholars Spent a Year Scrutinizing America's Monuments. Here's What They Learned
A major audit of nearly 50,000 monuments reveals the historical figures, themes and myths that dominate the nation's commemorative landscape
Trove of Unseen Photos Documents Indigenous Culture in 1920s Alaska
New exhibition and book feature more than 100 images captured by Edward Sherriff Curtis for his seminal chronicle of Native American life
Centuries-Old Pottery Could Reveal When the Crow Arrived in Wyoming
Radiocarbon dating of ceramics found at Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site may offer new insights on the region's Indigenous history
Missouri Cave Filled With Ancient Artwork Sold Against Osage Nation's Wishes
The Native American tribe had hoped to preserve and protect the site, which may be associated with the Mississippian culture
Polar Bears Take Down Walruses by Hurling Rocks and Ice
New research corroborates Inuit knowledge of the animals cleverly using new tools
Cleveland Baseball Team to Rebrand as the Guardians
The new name references the "Guardians of Traffic"—larger-than-life statues that appear on the city's Hope Memorial Bridge
Why Indigenous Activists Are Driving a 25-Foot Totem Pole Across the Country
Master carvers from the Lummi Nation, a Native tribe in Washington, crafted the 5,000-pound object from a single red cedar tree
751 Unmarked Graves Discovered Near Former Indigenous School in Canada
Experts estimate 4,000 to 10,000 children may have died at the schools, often from a combination of poor living conditions and disease
Remains of Ten Native American Children Who Died at Government Boarding School Return Home After 100 Years
The deceased were students at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, whose founder's motto was "kill the Indian, and save the man"
Is This Florida Island Home to a Long-Lost Native American Settlement?
Excavations on Big Talbot Island may have unearthed traces of Saraby, a 16th- or 17th-century Mocama community
Eleven Endangered Historic Places That Tell Complex American Stories
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2021 list includes Mississippi hotel, Navajo trading post and California railroad tunnels
The Olympic Star Who Just Wanted to Go Home
Tsökahovi Tewanima held an American record in running for decades, but his training at the infamous Carlisle school kept him from his ancestral Hopi lands
Rare 17th-Century Coin Featuring Charles I's Likeness Found in Maryland
Archaeologists found a telltale silver shilling at the likely site of St. Mary's Fort, a 1634 structure built by early English colonists
New 'Oregon Trail' Game Revisits Westward Expansion From Native Perspective
Developers hired three Indigenous historians to help revamp the iconic educational computer game
Racist Phrase Found Etched on Native American Petroglyphs in Utah
Unidentified criminals wrote "white power" and obscenities over thousand-year-old Indigenous markings on "Birthing Rock" in Moab
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