He wasn’t Native American, she said without hesitation, but there were rumors of Native ancestry in her family. She’d believed them, too, until she took a genetic test a couple years ago ...

An ethnic studies professor who was accused of claiming to be Native American has agreed to part ways next year with the University of California Riverside following a complaint filed by ...

In a world where Native American identity is easily misperceived by others, Beverly Smith said she finds her strength in the values and customs that her family raised her to embrace. “There’s a type ...

While some Native scholars were pleased to see Smith on her way out, they were bothered she wouldn’t be investigated by the school. 3 The University of California Riverside said the agreement ...

Native Film Advocate Michael Smith (1951–2018)—An Appreciation. Michael Smith (Fort Peck Sioux Tribe), the founder and director of the American Indian Film Institute and American Indian Film ...

Andrea Smith had long been an outspoken activist and academic in the Native American community. Called an icon of “Native American feminism,” she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for her ...