Agali — This name comes from the Cherokee word for "sunshine." Sitanka — This Sioux term means "big foot" and represents bravery and leadership. Peta — With roots in the Blackfeet Nation, this name ...

Indigenous groups are irate with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a Cherokee and only the second Native American cabinet member, after masked agents forced their way onto Tohono O'odham ...

Two federally-recognized Native American tribes – the Yurok Tribe and the Cherokee Nation – joined five other plaintiffs in filing a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration August 27 due to ...

The museum's fourth annual Cherokee Days Festival brings together members from the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes (Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and the ...

One of the many ways Native American influence shines through the United States is in our place names. In more cases than one may think, geographic names were derived from a Native American word or ...

The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America.