The Inhaa-be indigenous village inaugurates the first cinema in an Amazon indigenous territory. The opening featured Kokama's documentary "Traços da Resistencia" ("Traces of Resistance") along with ...

The Garden State will be well represented at the 97th annual Academy Awards with natives Sean Baker, Zoe Saldaña, Sebastian Stan and Jesse Eisenberg all receiving nominations on Thursday, Jan. 23.

The law which forces Brazilian federal universities to leave 50% of higher education seats to students from government schools and minorities such as blacks and indigenous became effective on Monday.

A Native American tribe in South Dakota that previously banished from their land the state’s governor, Kristi Noem, is shifting its tune on the Republican lawmaker ahead of her confirmation hearing ...

Native American children across Minnesota will see a multimillion-dollar investment in fitness options, thanks to a donation from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. The tribe announced at a ...

The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe did not respond to requests for additional comment. Amelia Schafer is the Indigenous Affairs reporter for the Rapid City Journal. She is of Wampanoag and Montauk ...

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Until the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe’s announcement, Noem was banned from nearly 20% of South Dakota over her remarks. South Dakota is home to more than 71,000 Native Americans. Noem is slated ...

A Native American tribe in South Dakota lifted its banishment on Republican Gov. Kristi Noem in a letter Wednesday, offering its endorsement of her nomination to serve as secretary of Homeland ...

The tribe has also partnered with the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health to develop the first tribally mandated suicide surveillance system in the US. “This is about protecting our ...

"We're not stating oppositions, but we're again asking that the state work with tribes to ensure that all students are being considered." To ensure that Native voices are heard, Renville suggested ...