American teenager Maya Merhige this weekend completed a crossing of the Cook Strait in New Zealand ... to swim the Catalina Channel, which the native of Berkeley, California, did at age 14.
The Sitka National Historical Park is also worth a visit, where visitors can enjoy the traditional Native American artwork ... lines’ ports of call is Icy Strait Point. This small island ...
Native nations regained federally recognized rights and political power at the same time as the national environmental awakening. In fact, tribal nations exercised environmental sovereignty in ways ...
By Rachel Nostrant A group of Native American tribes and students is suing the Trump administration to reverse its recent firing of federal workers at Native schools that they said has severely ...
A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study finds. It’s the latest example of medical tests that contribute to ...
NORMAN, Okla. — Three tribal nations and five Native American students say in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has failed its legal obligations to tribes when it cut jobs at Bureau of ...
Almost 40 years later, not much has changed for the Washoes - nor the thousands of Native Americans using wood as their primary heating source. The Census Bureau estimates that 1.9% – or more ...
Richard Parker's book "The Crossing: El Paso, the Southwest, and America's Forgotten Origin Story" reveals American history through the lens of El Paso's role in its development. Parker ...
Native languages within the U.S. border account for about 245 out of more than 500 languages spoken on the North American continent, according to the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American ...
By Jennifer Schuessler A sweeping history of Native Americans and a study of the creation of the port of Los Angeles in the 19th century have won this year’s Bancroft Prize, one of the most ...
These high-profile cases contribute to the fear and uncertainty many Americans are feeling around ... green card holders who haven't had trouble crossing borders should still be able to travel ...