In 2024, the most recent year for which data for the population is available, Native American and Alaska Native people had the highest pregnancy-related mortality ration among major demographic groups ...

The release of the 2026 Native American $1 coin by The United States Mint is in recognition of the heroism of Polly Cooper ...

EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — The reverse side of the U.S. Mint’s 2026 Sacagawea $1 coin will feature Polly Cooper, a woman from the ...

Purdue women's basketball guard Kiki Smith finds inspiration as a member of the Comanche tribe and All-Native club team in ...

Monet Eliastam had no time to feel nervous. On Nov. 23, a small plane dropped her off in ferocious winds on the Hercules Inlet along the outer edge of Antarctica.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Members of the Native American Women Warriors, the nation’s first all-women Native American color guard, stand in a row wearing jingle dresses, ...

Kozee Decorah reached out for help that night, unaware it would be her final call. Authorities later uncovered evidence of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A candidate who failed to win a Democratic National Committee leadership role is challenging her defeat — the first threat to DNC ...

The bill was derailed in the House by now-retired Rep. Bob Goodlatte. Two senators reintroduced a bill Monday that aims to strengthen protections for Native American women, who face above-average ...

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