Monday is becoming increasingly known as Indigenous Peoples' Day, a commemoration of Native American history and culture.. While the second Monday in October has historically been celebrated as ...

Reséndez, a professor of history at the University of California, Davis, estimates between 2.5 million and 5 million Indigenous people were enslaved from 1491 to 1900.

From Alcatraz Island to New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience Monday with Indigenous Peoples Day ceremonies, dances and speeches.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day advocates say the recognition helps correct a “whitewashed” American history that has glorified Europeans, such as Columbus, who have committed violence against Indigenous ...

However, some say mere observance of the day does not do enough, and point out that no American president has explicitly apologized for the country’s treatment of Indigenous peoples.

Euronews spoke to speakers of Indigenous languages in Latin America about their languages and how they struggle not to lose ...

About 12% of New Mexico’s population is Native Americans, but it’s still rare to see them in political positions. A new ...

Andrea Condes, 39, was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and adopted into the United States, where she grew up and pursued a career ...

Martha’s Vineyard is a place of otherworldly beauty, with grassy dunes and craggy clay cliffs that inspire rhapsodic American ...

Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world The effort to protect the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade was long ...