In 1972, Jean Whitehorse went to an the Indian Health Service hospital in Gallup, N.M. to treat a ruptured appendix. The ...

A ritual dance would reunite his people with their dead. The Ghost Dance swept across other North American tribes, until fear and violence brought it to a tragic end.

PHOENIX — Navajos who served as code talkers in World War II urged lawmakers on Monday to pass legislation honoring them. But a Hopi tribal leader sparked debate by saying the Navajos weren't the only ...

Discover how Navajo Code Talkers used their language to create an unbreakable code in WWII, playing a critical role in secure communications and Allied success.

Thomas Begay, a Marine veteran and Navajo Code Talker, was chosen as the grand marshal of the 81st Iwo Jima Flag Raising Parade in Sacaton.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Native American memorial commemorating the Lakota and Cheyenne warriors who fought Custer and the 7th Cavalry at the Battle of ...

A firsthand wartime account describing the confusion and importance of Code Talkers, whose encrypted language played a vital role in secure military communications. Texas Democrat stuns Republicans ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flooded Minneapolis, Shane Mantz dug his Choctaw Nation citizenship card out of a box on his dresser and slid it into his wallet. Texas ...

Correction: The Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School was transferred to state of Michigan control through a 1934 agreement between the governor and the U.S. Department of the Interior, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Native American tribe that owns the land under Billie Eilish’s multimillion-dollar Los Angeles mansion said celebrities should ...

On Feb. 11, the House Committee on Small Business unanimously advanced the Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act.

DENVER — A three-year oral history project reframing Denver's origin story through the lens of American Indian life was released this week by the city's Landmark Preservation team, highlighting the ...