Before the arrival of Columbus, the Americas were home to diverse and sophisticated civilizations that shaped the continent’s history and culture. This video provides a detailed map-based summary of ...

That genetic traces of the original population disappear completely is unusual, especially in South America,” said geneticist ...

Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient people who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America ...

"Native Nations" explores 1,000 years of history in North America, focusing on the Native American nations that have been here long before European, African, and Asian settlers arrived. The book ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for a celebration showcasing Native American and Indigenous ... the largest powwow in North America, the annual Gathering ...

In his talk at the Seismological Society of America’s Annual Meeting ... information about past earthquakes in eastern North American from Native American stories and languages.

WASHINGTON — Native American team names mean honor and respect. That’s what executives of pro sports clubs often say. History tells a different story. Kevin Gover punctuates this point with a ...

The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms of President Trump's controversial executive order to rename the body of water.

the great-great grandson of Chief Red Cloud of the Lakota Nation and vice president of the Native American Church of North America. In the following decades, the religion grew significantly ...

Each year during Native American Heritage Month in November ... resistance to it—stretch back more than 200 years in North America. In 1819, Congress passed the Civilization Fund Act to allocate ...

Majoring in Native American studies ... peoples from Central and South America, Oceania and other regions. "Undergraduate students come into Native American studies with interests in a variety ...