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Levy (1845): David Levy Yulee was one of the first senators of Florida when it became a state. He was also the first person ...

A Democratic state lawmaker is calling for Native American representation to remain on the state flag while also raising concerns about the state commission tasked with redesigning it. State Sen. Nick ...

A small business program allowed Christopher Dawson to win big contracts if he promised to uplift Native Hawaiians. Instead, federal prosecutors allege, he used the money to line his own pockets.

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized tribe operating within Mississippi. Thirteen other federally recognized tribes have historical ties to Mississippi but are now ...

In 1725, five Native American diplomats from the Otoe, Osage, Missouria and Illinois (Peoria) Nations of the Mississippi Valley crossed the Atlantic to be received at the French court of King Louis XV ...

In December 1965, Mary Velasquez Riley stood alongside a contingent of White Mountain Apaches in Washington, D.C., as the ...

Flanked by a chemical plant and an oil rig construction yard, the site at Donnel Point may be the last of its kind on this stretch of coastline, now occupied by petrochemical industries.

Although Washington did not officially become a state until 1889, its story stretches far deeper into the past. Long before ...

A Native American boarding school established by Moravian missionaries in North Georgia in the early 19th century reveals a complicated and compelling history.

The Frontier Culture Museum’s recent cancellation of its annual Native American History Day event was due to a possibility of a “disturbance” based on social media posts. The event, which was planned ...

Each November, UNC joins the nation in observing Native American Heritage Month. North Carolina has the largest American Indian population east of the Mississippi River, home to an estimated 122,000 ...