The bald eagle is now the official bird of the United States, nearly 250 years after it was first used as a symbol of the ...

Native leaders say the courts have not treated religious rights equally, pointing to the current fight over Oak Flat.

For more than a century, hundreds of thousands of Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools. Those schools stripped children of their identities and cultures.

A key issue dividing the two sides: How to ensure that Native inmates retain control of the prison organization, the Native American Spiritual and Cultural Awareness Club.