Young adult author and editor, Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee), challenged more than a dozen other Native authors to imagine a Native future where a frybread eatery holds community and culture in the Legendary Frybread Drive-In. Notable Potawatomi bota

On the cusp of what could be a new era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), some researchers are urging caution and the need for deliberate controls to keep the developing technology from robbing Indigenous people of their cultures and sovereignty. A project

December is a traditional time for feasts, family, and giving, but the financial and time burdens of the holiday-heavy month, combined with the change of seasons and other factors, also make it a time ripe for breaks in a persons mental health. Well fin

With the stroke of a pen, the U.S. welcomes more than 50,000 new federally recognized tribal citizens. After numerous failed attempts, the Lumbee Nation is the 575th federally recognized tribe the fourth-largest overall in terms of population and the la

Leonard Peltiers release after nearly 50 years in federal prison tops our list for the most momentous events of 2025. Well explore what the unrepentant elder activists relative freedom (he remains under house arrest) means nearly a year after President

“Cruel Joke”, the new album by Cherokee singer-songwriter Ken Pomeroy, scored celebratory reviews from Rolling Stone and NPR’s World Caf among many other outlets. Chickasaw classical composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate puts an I

The prime minister of Denmark apologized for the forced contraception of thousands of Indigenous women in Greenland dating back to the 1960s. The Danish government is also ending problematic parent competency tests associated with disproportionately high

During the brief time it was open, the Turtle building in Niagara Falls, N.Y. served as the Native American Center for the Living Arts. It was designed by Northern Arapaho architect Dennis Sun Rhodes. Now it stands vacant and is in the way of a proposal f

Rodeo announcer Randy Taylor (Cherokee) knows what hes talking about. He was a bareback rider for nearly 20 years. Forty years ago, the Oklahoma native was the first rider out of the chute at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nev. After a stint in

The holiday gift-giving time is when many retailers make a bulk of their annual profit. Several Native entrepreneurs have just opened their doors and are hopeful that this season will propel them forward, despite some indications that shoppers are cautiou