Could The Battle Over 'Redskins' Change Trademark Law?
Advocates hope that the Department of Justice's involvement in a lawsuit is a crucial step in ending trademark protection for the Washington football team's name.
Native Americans
For Native Alaskans, Holiday Menu Looks To The Wild
Thanksgiving menus traditionally celebrate the bounty of late fall. In rural Alaska, that means walrus, moose, fermented fish heads and Eskimo ice cream — salmonberries mixed with Crisco.
Park Service Construction Damaged Native American Burial Sites
National Park Service officials approved $3 million in illegal construction projects over a decade that damaged one of the nation's most sacred Indian burial sites in northeast Iowa.
Seattle Swaps Columbus Day For 'Indigenous Peoples' Day'
The city is the latest to honor Native Americans instead of Christopher Columbus. But not everyone is happy about the change.
The 'Sioux Chef' Is Putting Pre-Colonization Food Back On The Menu
Sean Sherman plans to open a restaurant serving food inspired by what was eaten in the Great Plains prior to the arrival of European settlers. Discovering those ingredients has been half the battle.
For Native Americans, Mental Health Budget Cuts Hit Hard
Suicide rates among Native Americans are already four times the national average. And with recent cuts in federal funding for mental health services across the country, suicide prevention programs may lose ground in the communities that need them most.
Reporter's Notebook: Hopi Sacred Objects Returned Home
A reporter runs into a conundrum: how to describe a sacred Hopi item without using certain forbidden words to do so.