Many Native Americans Can't Get Clean Water, Report Finds
A new report from DigDeep and the U.S. Water Alliance found race is the strongest predictor of water and sanitation access. This has implications for public health.
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Teachers, Tell Us How You Teach Thanksgiving
In many places, students dress up as Pilgrims and Indians to learn the familiar story of the first Thanksgiving. If you're a teacher in the United States, how are you teaching Thanksgiving this year?
For Many Navajos, Getting Hooked Up To The Power Grid Can Be Life-Changing
Utility crews from around the U.S. are volunteering their time to install power to homes on the Navajo Nation, where many people live without light, running water and Internet.
'The Pioneers' Dives Deep Into Lives Of Northwest Territory Settlers
Like David McCullough's other books, this one succeeds because of the author's strength as a storyteller; it reads like a novel and is packed with information drawn from painstaking research.
'It Surfaces With The Same Rawness': A Daughter Remembers Her Mother's Disappearance
Carolyn DeFord, a member of the Puyallup tribe, was 26 when her mother suddenly vanished. At StoryCorps, she remembers what life has been like having never learned what happened.
Overcoming A 'Long, Bitter Relationship,' Grand Canyon And Tribes Mark Centennial
When the Grand Canyon became a national park 100 years ago, native tribes who lived in the canyon were pushed aside. Now the park service is working with them to design a new cultural heritage site.
'The Heartbeat Of Wounded Knee' Aims To Usher In A New Narrative For Native Americans
Author David Treuer calls his new book a "counternarrative" to Dee Brown's 1970 classic. "I have tried to catch us not in the act of dying but, rather, in the radical act of living," he writes.
Native American Leader: 'A Wall Is Not The Answer'
Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says President Trump's proposed border wall would cut through the reservation, with negative impacts.
Native Americans On Tribal Land Are 'The Least Connected' To High-Speed Internet
New Census Bureau estimates underscore the digital divide facing Native Americans living on reservations or other American Indian land in the U.S.
Police In Many U.S. Cities Fail To Track Murdered, Missing Indigenous Women
Seattle-based researchers examined the disappearances and murders of Native American women in 71 U.S. cities. They found information on 506 documented cases — and huge, troubling gaps in the data.