Back in 1973, activist Sacheen Littlefeather famously appeared at the Academy Awards on behalf of Marlon Brando to advocate for the rights of Native Americans. It turns out, Littlefeather was not ...

The poll only surveyed 229 self-identified Native Americans, a sample size that she said is too small for an accurate reading, and none of the jurisdictions in the poll were on tribal lands.

As Washington’s professional football team retires a team name, a curator at the National Museum of the American Indian talks about our attachment to Native American imagery. By Jennifer ...

Feb. 20 is Día Nacional de la Marimba in Guatemala. The instrument's importance as a symbol of resistance and cultural pride has taken on new meaning among refugees and immigrants in the U.S.

Denver Zoo’s Asian-American fest, marimba maniacs, Salida Film Fest and more to do this weekend Best Bets for the Front Range and beyond, Friday, May 13-Thursday, May 19 ...

Schools using Native American mascots, names and logos must change them by the end of the 2024-25 school year. Kane says that Native mascots are insulting and make a mockery of Native people.

Native people inhabited the land that would become the United States long before the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But it wasn’t until 1924, when Congress passed the Indian Citizenship ...

He selected the marimba as his main instrument and organized the marimba orchestra, which performed internationally in more than 400 concerts, including at the White House and the 1950 Chicago Fair.

Native Americans May Not Have Come From Japan, Study on Ancient Teeth Reveals Why the Theory ‘Simply Does Not Match’ For a long time, the lore of how the first people arrived in North America ...

Native Americans are arguing the mines, on federal land once controlled by tribes, would destroy their sacred religious sites. NPR's Kirk Siegler reports on the legal question of blocking big ...

On Monday, Feb. 24, Chamber Music on the Fox will present the Iowa-based Heartland Marimba Quartet. Performing a program of contemporary American works composed for four marimbas, the concert will ...

There are seven federally recognized Native reservations in Montana, and Native Americans make up 6.4% of the state’s population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.