Native American History

Recently we shared a story on Ron Cooper, the Comanche man who retraced the Trail of Tears and wrote a book about his journey. After such an amazing experience he decided he wanted to take on the Navajo Long Walk.... Read more »

Shawn Littlebear (Southern Cheyenne) is the host of a new show on Cheyenne and Arapaho Television called The Native Drum. Littlebear is a traditional drum maker who shares with us his techniques for making drums in th... Read more »

In case you missed it, there was an incident involving fans at the San Francisco Giants' Native American Heritage Night last month. Two Native Americans approached a group of men who had a fake headdress on to let the... Read more »

The Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve in Tulalip, WA recently opened a new exhibit touting the importance of the canoe culture to their people. Brandi N. Montreuil with Tulalip News went to th... Read more »

Gregory Nickerson with WyoFile recently attended the 55th Annual Eastern Shoshone Indian Days and sat and talked with many of the attendees of the pow wow, including dancers and organizers. The story below paints ... Read more »

Native News Online reports that Brad Pitt's Make it Right non-profit foundation will be partnering with the Sioux and Assiniboine tribes of Fort Peck, Montana to build sustainable homes, buildings and communities ... Read more »

What started out as a 1,000 acre fire on the Navajo Nation has now grown to 11,000 acres in the Chuska Mountains according to reports by Navajo Times and other news outlets. Many native communities have... Read more »

Currently there are 566 tribes in the United States that are federally recognized. That could change if proposed new rules are put into place. The Washington Post reported that there could be some changes coming to th... Read more »

In case you missed it, here's President Obama's speech that was delivered at the Cannon Ball Flag Day celebration at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota June 13, 2014. He even tries to get a few Lakota... Read more »

For the third annual PBS Online Film Festival, PBS is featuring 25 short films online from June 16 - July 31, 2014. The PBS Online Film Festival showcases diverse films from Independent Lens and POV, as well as collab... Read more »

Rolling Stone magazine recently interviewed soccer player Chris "Wondo" Wondolowski, a member of the Kiowa tribe who currently plays for the San Jose Earthquakes. He has the honor of playing for the U.S. Men's Nationa... Read more »

In this video produced by Chickasaw TV we learn how the Chickasaw men earned their warrior identity. Through a series of rites of passage in their youth these men were gifted with community acknowledgements like a dan... Read more »