Under pressure from jail officials and mental health advocates, Minnesota lawmakers will spend $75 million over the next two years to get individuals suffering from mental illnesses out ...

From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches. The events across ...

The city would be following in the footsteps of Kitchener and Waterloo, which have already voted to ban fireworks sales and ...

Seven people, including two police officers, were killed in Colombia on Tuesday, as rebel groups detonated bombs near police ...

Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

President Donald Trump has said he won’t recognize Indigenous Peoples Day, and instead plans to emphasize the observance of a traditional Columbus Day. But what is Indigenous Peoples Day and ...

President Donald Trump made clear Sunday that he would not follow his predecessor’s practice of recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day alongside Columbus Day in October, accusing Democrats of denigr ...

President Trump made clear Sunday that he would not follow his predecessor’s practice of recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day alongside Columbus Day in October, accusing Democrats of denigrating ...

Hundreds of people descended onto Cole’s Hill in Plymouth on Thursday to “honor Indigenous ancestors and Native resilience” during a National Day of Mourning. “Many Native people do not ...

Eleck, 22, helped organize the Field Museum’s celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, which included an hourlong Aztec dance demonstration in the museum’s cavernous Stanley Field Hall.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the second Monday of October, is observed every year on the same day as Columbus Day.(Matt Rourke / AP) Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the second Monday of October ...

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a day to commemorate Native American History and culture and has been federally recognized through proclamation for the past three years. Columbus Day, traditionally ...