There are many hundreds of distinct indigenous nations and tribes throughout the Americas, each with their own unique languages, dialects and naming conventions. Though there's a vast array of ...

The first sight Zalmai “Zeke” Zahir would see most mornings growing up in Seattle and on the Muckleshoot reservation was the white-capped grooves of Mount Rainier. A linguist, Zahir recently published ...

Nov 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Australia Post has backed a months-long campaign to add Aboriginal place names in addresses to recognise the country's indigenous people and the traditional names ...

For advocates, dehumanization of indigenous people is at the root of the issue. More than a decade ago, Sundance, a member of the Muscogee tribe, led a successful effort to change the mascot of a high ...

Zoie Stayton and Felix Locker / High School Journalism Institute Lush forest and thick brush fill the Rock Creek watershed just outside of Corvallis, and the scent of mint blows in the breeze. Four ...

The debate over Native American mascots in schools is heating up again in Pennsylvania, where a state lawmaker is making another push to ban names and imagery tied to Indigenous cultures. State Rep.

Some Native American activists are criticizing Springfield College after the school decided to rename only some parts of its campus that carried Indigenous names. In an announcement last week, the ...

Lands inhabited by Indigenous peoples in the tropics host much of the world's biodiversity. An estimated 60 million Indigenous people around the world directly depend on tropical forests for survival, ...

Long before the Allen Brothers named their settlement along the banks of Buffalo Bayou after General Sam Houston, the hero of the Texas war for independence from Mexico, Houston had another name, and ...

Illinois State Rep. Kevin Schmidt, Rep. Amy Elik, Rep. David Freiss and State Sen. Erica Harriss join a protest against the proposed ban on Native American mascots in Illinois. Joshua Carter ...

BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP)–The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has created a new partnership dedicated to working with Indigenous communities in Massachusetts. The partnership ...