Native Americans
“On a Knife Edge”: Coming of age on the Pine Ridge reservation
February 23, 2018The movie is powerful and superbly edited. It shows the historical abuses the Sioux have suffered.
Read moreNational parks are dying as Trump swings the axe
February 15, 2018Long have national parks' problems been swept under the rug, but now President Trump plans to make matters worse.
Read moreAncient DNA gives glimpse of ancestors of Native Americans
January 5, 2018Decoding the infant’s complete set of DNA let researchers estimate the timing of key events in the ancestral history of today’s Native Americans and indigenous peoples of Canada and Central and South America.
Read moreWisconsin police kill 14-year-old Indigenous boy; investigation ongoing
December 11, 2017Pero was killed on his own reservation, shot by a deputy outside his grandparents’ home.
Read moreSlaves of the tribe: The hidden history of the Freedmen
November 29, 2017In the southern U.S., slavery conferred a vast amount power and influence on slave owners. It was no different among the five indigenous nations.
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