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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 ...

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Born and raised in the heart of Lumbee Tribal Territory, Sampson proudly serves as a role model for Lumbee youth and Native communities across the country. Since taking over the University of ...

LOS ANGELES — For years, Maylei Blackwell has worked to lift up Indigenous and Chicana women’s voices as a UCLA professor who identified as a mixed-race person of Thai and Cherokee heritage. Her ...

While most teachers aim to inspire the next generation, one Fairfax County, Virginia, elementary school teacher says he was taught to plan seven generations ahead. November is Native American Heritage ...

This year, we’ve celebrated several months recognizing American ethnic groups — Hispanic, Asian-Pacific, Jewish, Caribbean, Irish, Arab, Greek and French — all honoring their contributions to American ...

Native Americans, including members from the Klamath Tribes, which was made up of the Klamath, the Yahooskin-Paiute and the Modoc people, inhabited the region initially. In 1893, the town was renamed ...