The Great Plains were witness to some of the most intense and violent encounters between settlers and Native American tribes.

Texas joined the United States in 1845, and American interest in the Panhandle increased. The Red River War (1874–1875) ...

There was one problem: The Black Hills belonged to the Lakota Indians, the most potent Indian power on the Great Plains. They had taken the territory from the Kiowas and the Crows, and they had ...

According to NMAI curator Ann McMullen, these quilts—many bearing a central octagonal star—functioned as both ritual and practical replacements for Plains Indians buffalo robes. Bison hides ...

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit organization defending civil liberties, argues that law enforcement use of ...

While most of us might associate California’s Palm Springs with hedonistic pool parties and a raft of celebrities, the desert ...

high school students have the option to enroll in three Native American language courses relevant to the nearby tribes: Comanche I, Comanche II and Kiowa I. Dry plains and rolling hills make up most ...

This Lent, a new version of a Catholic devotion seeks to acknowledge the traumas experienced by Native people, including ...

From dormant volcanoes and salt pans to urban forests and library gardens, these are the places we go for peace and quiet.