But for one Spanish missionary, the cruel enslavement and exploitation of the native Americans was not the picture of the New World he envisioned. In the early 16th century, Bartholeme de Las ...

Early humans formed settlements that attracted ... Despite these challenges, Native Americans integrated some European breeds ...

the saga of early westward struggles and the kind of ... but pioneers were not the first inhabitants. The Native Americans of the Great Plains had lived off the land for many generations.

DNA supports modern Picuris Pueblo accounts of ancestry going back more than 1,000 years to Chaco Canyon society.

The origins of Native American Heritage Month trace back to early 20th-century Indigenous ... a chance to reflect on the contributions of Native Americans. The month highlights the cultures ...

Nineteenth and early 20th–century written notes on spoken Native American languages are valuable in the effort ... There is also movement to revive sign language that allowed tribes to communicate ...

is home to one of the largest collections of a Native American art form that is hardly known at all: the quilt. Eighty-eight quilts—stitched by women from the Northern Plains tribes from the ...

His team had previously worked with Native American groups to study ancient human remains, but this was the first time a tribe had sought out his help. “It wasn’t an easy decision,” Picuris ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with Native American tribes Thursday in a dispute with the federal government over the cost of health care when tribes run programs in their own communities.