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Massive Fields Where Native American Farmers Grew Corn, Beans and Squash 1,000 Years Ago Discovered in Michigan
Hundreds of years before the arrival of the first Europeans, Indigenous farmers were growing crops like squash, corn and ...
Native American boarding school funding under scrutiny in lawsuit
The lawsuit filed by the Wichita and Washoe tribes demands an accounting of an estimated $23.3 billion in misappropriated ...
Ask Jordan: How do Native Americans affect birthright citizenship for noncitizens?
Deadline: White House” legal analyst Jordan Rubin answers your questions about the Supreme Court, Trump administration ...
Archaeologists uncover massive 1,000-year-old Native American fields in Northern Michigan that defy limits of farming
With its cold climate, short growing season, and dense forests, Michigan's Upper Peninsula is known as a challenging place ...
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With ‘Native Nations,’ UNC’s Kathleen DuVal Shifts Narratives, Wins Pulitzer
UNC historian Kathleen DuVal has won the Pulitzer Prize for her book "Native Nations: A Millennium in North America." ...
Santa Fean was first known Native American dentist in U.S., left legacy of education
When George Blue Spruce Jr. accepted his first postmilitary job practicing dentistry for the Indian Health Service, he found himself in for a rude awakening. It wasn’t culture shock, exactly. Born to ...
RFK Jr. is struggling to keep his promise to protect Native Americans from health cuts
The Indian Health Service was mostly spared in the federal government's widespread staffing cuts, but tribal governments and ...
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Drone tech uncovers 1,000-year-old native american farms in michigan
In the dense forests of Michigan s Upper Peninsula, archaeologists have uncovered a massive ancient agricultural system that rewrites what we thought we knew about Native American farming. Dating back ...